Putin S Bullying Backfires As Finland And Sweden Edge Closer To Joining Nato
Finland is expected to report on its security policy this week, a key step on the path to a nation that may apply to join NATO. The report is expected to launch a debate in the Finnish parliament on whether to seek membership in the alliance – a debate that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she hoped would be completed “before mid-summer”. Finnish Foreign Minister Peka Haavisto said on Monday that it was “important” that neighboring Sweden was following a “similar process”, which he expected would take time....