ANKARA, March 31 — Turkey on Thursday became the final Nato nation to ratify Finland’s membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of...
ANKARA, March 31 — Turkey on Thursday became the final Nato nation to ratify Finland’s membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Turkey’s approval leaves Finland — which has a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia — with only a few technical steps before it becomes the 31st member of the world’s most powerful military bloc.Finnish President Sauli Niinisto thanked Nato’s member states for “their trust and support.” Their applications were accepted at a June alliance summit that was designed to show the Western world’s desire to stand up to Russia in the face of Europe’s most grave conflict since World War II.
The Hungarian parliament ratified Finland’s Nato membership on Monday. It was expected to approve Sweden’s accession during the current session ending June 15.
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