Top NATO diplomats gathered Sunday in Berlin as Finland announced it would apply to join the Western alliance.
President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the announcement that Finland would seek membership of NATO during a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The previously neutral Nordic country shares a long border with Russia.The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in coming days. A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels, most likely at some point next week.
"We know that with the bravery of the Ukrainian people and army, and with our help, Ukraine can win this war," he said. "Finland and Sweden are already the closest partners of NATO," Geoana said, adding that he expected allies to view their applications positively. Huitfeldt said the Norwegian government would facilitate"a swift consent to ratification by the Norwegian Parliament" for Finland's accession into NATO.
"Each and every European country has a fundamental right to choose their own security arrangement," Jeppe Kofod told reporters. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Blinken"underscored the United States' enduring commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's unprovoked war."
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