NATO Secretary\u002DGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world\u0027s biggest military alliance on Tuesday
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen will attend the ceremony, along with Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto..“It is a historic moment for us. For Finland, the most important objective at the meeting will be to emphasize NATO’s support to Ukraine as Russia continues its illegal aggression,” Haavisto said in a statement. “We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region.
“We will strengthen our military potential in the west and in the northwest,” Grushko said in remarks carried by the state RIA Novosti news agency. “In case of deployment of forces of other NATO members on the territory of Finland, we will take addition steps to ensure Russia’s military security.”Article content
Fearing that they might be targeted after Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the Nordic neighbors Finland and Sweden abandoned their traditional positions of military non-alignment to seek protection under NATO’s security umbrella.
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