Finland: President and Prime Minister want NATO membership “without delay”

Published on: 05/12/2022 – 09:17Modified on: 05/12/2022 – 09:25 The President and Prime Minister of Finland said they were in favor of joining NATO “without delay” on Thursday, specifying that the Nordic country’s decision would be announced to the organization on Sunday. The President and Prime Minister of Finland gave the green light on Thursday, May 12, to “immediately” joining NATO, specifying that the Nordic country’s decision would be announced to the organization on Sunday. NATO would strengthen Finland’s security. As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the Alliance as a whole. Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” the President said. Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin in a joint statement. The population in favor of membershipA neutral country, Finland has put the question of membership in the Atlantic Alliance back on the table since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Finland, which shares a border of more than 1,300 kilometers with Russia, has gradually strengthened its cooperation with NATO since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. In the country of 5.5 million inhabitants, 76% of the population is now in favor of membership, s according to a poll published on Monday, three times its pre-war level. With AFP and Reuters