Financial Times: Finland insists has right to join NATO, defying Russian demands

Financial Times: Finland insists has right to join NATO, defying Russian demands Russia’s sabre-rattling and demands for security guarantees have reignited the debate in Finland on whether to join NATO, Richard Milne, Nordic and Baltic correspondent for the Financial Times, reports. Both President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin used their New Year addresses to reiterate that Finland

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1/2 Both President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin used their New Year addresses to reiterate that Finland retained the option of seeking NATO membership at any time.／ Atte Harjanne, chairman of the parliamentary group of the Greens, said Finland should join NATO “immediately.”