Finland's President Niinisto confirms his country would apply for membership of NATO, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia's offensive in Ukraine
Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of Germany, opens the first session at the meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2022.
A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels, most likely at some point next week. "Each and every European country has a fundamental right to choose their own security arrangement," Jeppe Kofod told reporters.
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