Although it broke its strict neutrality at the end of the Cold War and joined the European Union in 1995, Finland remains the only NATO partner today.
By AFP
LHe expressed support for joining Finland’s NATO “without delay” on Thursday, noting that the Finnish president and prime minister would announce the Nordic country’s decision to the organization on Sunday.
“Being a member of NATO will strengthen Finland’s security. As a member of NATO, Finland will strengthen the alliance as a whole. Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay, ”said President Sauli Ninisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin in a joint statement.
The President said that a press conference of the Executive Committee on “Decisions on Finnish Security Policy” was scheduled for Sunday. “We hope that the necessary national measures for this decision will be taken soon in the next few days,” he said. Ninisto cites Vladimir Putin’s regular speaker in recent years and Sanna Marin, Europe’s youngest prime minister.
The official position of the administration refers to the rocking of the Finnish line, which shares a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia and its painful past with its powerful neighbors.
In Finland, with a population of 5.5 million, 76% now support membership, according to a poll released on Monday, three times its pre – war level.
The vast majority of the 200 delegates in parliament have won, the opposition has fallen by about ten, and most parties are now in favor – Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats should take a stand last Saturday.
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