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Russia threatens to retaliate as Finland seeks NATO membership ‘without delay’

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Summary Companies Finland wants security after Russian invasion of Ukraine Sweden expected to follow suit in bid to join alliance Ukraine forces aim to cut Russian battlefield supply lines HELSINKI/KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 12 – Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO “without delay”, with Sweden […]

Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

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HELSINKI — Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s security outlook, including for Nordic neutrals Finland and Sweden, where support for joining NATO has […]

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