{"id":445802,"date":"2022-05-12T12:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/finland-must-apply-for-nato-membership-leaders-say\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T12:28:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:28:05","slug":"finland-must-apply-for-nato-membership-leaders-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finland-must-apply-for-nato-membership-leaders-say\/","title":{"rendered":"#Finland must apply for NATO membership, leaders say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b399642a63\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b399642a63\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finland-must-apply-for-nato-membership-leaders-say\/#%E2%80%9CFinland_must_apply_for_NATO_membership_leaders_say%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Finland must apply for NATO membership, leaders say&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFinland_must_apply_for_NATO_membership_leaders_say%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Finland must apply for NATO membership, leaders say&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>HELSINKI \u2013 Finland must <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to join the NATO military alliance \u201cwithout delay\u201d, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, a major policy shift triggered by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Finland, which shares an 810-mile border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a partner since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>But until Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic country had refrained from joining in order to maintain friendly relations with its eastern neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinland must apply for NATO membership without delay,\u201d Niinisto and Marin said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NATO allies expect Finland and Sweden to apply to join the alliance in the coming days and will grant membership quickly, five diplomats and officials told Reuters ahead of the Finnish announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic countries, which were once ruled from Moscow and are now members of NATO, welcomed Finland\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinland decided to join the Alliance. NATO is about to get stronger. Baltics about to get safer,\u201d Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YL.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto address a joint press conference after their meeting during the visit of The North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Helsinki.\" class=\"wp-image-22237474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NATO Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Finland\u2019s President Sauli Niinisto address a joint press conference after their meeting during the visit of The North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Helsinki.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lehtikuva\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The view among Finns on NATO has changed rapidly since Russia initiated what it calls a \u201cspecial operation\u201d in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish public support for joining NATO has risen to record numbers over recent months, with the latest poll by public broadcaster YLE showing 76% of Finns in favour and only 12% against, while support for membership used to linger at only around 25% for years prior to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>While military non-alignment has long satisfied many Finns as a way of staying out of conflicts, Russia\u2019s invasion of sovereign Ukraine has led an increasing number of Finns to view friendly relations with Russia as an empty phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s fate has been particularly disturbing for Finland to watch as it fought two wars with Russia between 1939 and 1944, repelling an attempted invasion but losing around 10% of its territory in the subsequent peace agreement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YZ.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) meets with Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin during the The North Atlantic Council's (NAC) visit in Helsinki.\" class=\"wp-image-22237475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_329X6YZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) meets with Finland\u2019s Prime Minister Sanna Marin during the The North Atlantic Council\u2019s (NAC) visit in Helsinki.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lehtikuva\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finland\u2019s rapid shift towards NATO is likely to pull along neighbouring Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Democrats are expected to decide on Sunday whether to overturn decades of opposition to NATO membership, a move that would almost certainly lead to Sweden also asking to join the 30-nation alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has repeatedly warned both countries against joining the alliance. As recently as March 12 its foreign ministry said \u201cthere will be serious military and political consequences\u201d if they do.<\/p>\n<p>The speed of the Finnish decision to apply has come as a surprise to many, with most political discussions taking place behind the scenes out of fear over Russia\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Finland\u2019s government initiated a security policy review and delivered a report for parliament to discuss in April, while also holding discussions with all parliamentary groups to secure backing for the decision to join the treaty.<\/p>\n<p>In parallel with the domestic process, Finland\u2019s president and prime minister have toured NATO countries to win their support for Finland\u2019s membership.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has previously said it would be possible to allow Finland and Sweden to join \u201cquite quickly\u201d.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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