Finland’s leaders announced Thursday that they would seek NATO membership for the Nordic nation. “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a statement that comes after weeks of discussions about whether the traditionally nonaligned nation should join the ...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Finland and Sweden will be able to join NATO quickly should they decide to ask for membership in the Western military alliance. “If they decide to apply, Finland and Sweden will be warmly welcomed and I expect the process to go quickly,” ...