Finland to apply for NATO membership on Wednesday
Finland will most likely send its application to join NATO on Wednesday next week, according to Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Haavisto says the Finns will…
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Huitfeldt believes an agreement can be reached with Turkey on the issue of Swedish and Finnish NATO membership
Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (AP) is present at a NATO meeting in Berlin. She believes an agreement can be reached with Turkey on the…
Erdogan opposes Sweden and Finland joining NATO
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a NATO country, says he is not a supporter of NATO membership for Sweden and Finland. The Turkish president…
Solberg: Norway must contribute to Finnish security until they enter NATO
It is Russia’s fault that NATO is expanding eastwards, Erna Solberg (H) said on Thursday. Norway must support Finland in the time before they are…
Finnish President Niinistö and Prime Minister Marin say yes to NATO membership
Finland should join as a full member of NATO, according to its President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Niinistö and Marin presented their…
Survey shows large majority in Finland supports NATO membership
76% of people polled in a new poll in Finland say they support NATO membership. Only 12% of those surveyed say they are opposed to…
Baltic countries call for stronger NATO presence
The leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are asking NATO to strengthen its presence in the Baltics in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….
Swedish Social Democrats to finalize position on NATO membership by May 24
Sweden’s governing party, the Social Democrats, states that it will decide on the party’s position on a possible Swedish NATO membership by May 24. The…
PM Støre: We would like to see Finland and Sweden join NATO
If Finland and Sweden choose to join NATO, Norway will welcome them, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) said on Wednesday. “We would like to…
Russia warns Sweden and Finland against joining NATO
The Russian government has again warned Sweden and Finland against joining NATO. The newspaper Aftonbladet writes that spokesperson Maria Zakharova in the Russian Ministry of…
Record-high support: Almost six out of ten Swedes support NATO membership, according to new poll
Nearly six out of ten Swedes believe the country should become a member of NATO. In a new poll, a record 57% said “yes” to…
Russia: Swedish and Finnish NATO membership could have consequences
Russia warns of consequences if Sweden and Finland join NATO. The issue of NATO membership has been at the top of the security policy agenda…
Støre: We’re in close contact with Sweden and Finland regarding possible NATO membership
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) says he has talked to his Swedish and Finnish colleagues about how to combine NATO membership with being neighbors…
Finnish PM Sanna Marin: Finland will decide on NATO application within a few weeks, not months
Prime Minister Sanna Marin says that Finland will decide on a NATO application within a few weeks, not months. She hopes Sweden and Finland will…
Finnish and Swedish NATO membership is now a distinct possibility, security expert tells Norway Today
According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, a Swedish delegation traveled to Finland last week to hold a meeting with the neighboring country and discuss the…
Swedish newspaper: Sweden and Finland participated in a secret meeting on NATO membership
A Swedish delegation traveled to Finland last week to hold a meeting with the neighboring country on a possible future NATO membership. Minister of Finance…
Norway’s Armed Forces extend reinforced presence in Lithuania
Norway is extending its increased contribution to the NATO force in Lithuania by three months due to the tense situation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….
Russia: Sweden and Finland joining NATO would not contribute to stability
Russia believes that Finnish and Swedish NATO membership will not contribute to European stability. “We have repeatedly said that the NATO alliance remains a tool…
The Times: US expects Finland and Sweden to apply for NATO membership this summer
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States expects Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO this summer, the British newspaper The Times writes….
Stoltenberg: NATO ready to deploy a full-scale force to defend its eastern flank
NATO is preparing plans to deploy a permanent full-scale force on the Alliance’s eastern flank, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says. In an interview with the…
