Moscow warned Finland of consequences after the country’s major policy shift to apply to join NATO ‘without delay,’ triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Sweden expected to follow suit in bid to join allianceHELSINKI/KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 12 - Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO "without delay", with Sweden expected to follow, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine looked set to bring about the very expansion of the Western military alliance that Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent.
It came even as Russia's war in Ukraine was suffering another big setback, with Ukrainian forces driving Russian troops out of the region around the second largest city Kharkiv, the fastest Ukrainian advance since forcing Russia to withdraw from the capital and northeast more than a month ago.In Geneva, the U.N.
"Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay," President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement.
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