The Scandinavian countries plan to simultaneously apply to join the Alliance.
Early next week Finland and Sweden plan to apply to NATO . By then, all political forces in these Scandinavian countries should agree on their position.
This is reported by Helsingin Sanomat.
This week, Finnish President Sauli Niinostiio and Prime Minister Sanna Marin are to agree on a position on the country’s entry into the Alliance. According to preliminary information, the decision of the president and government should be announced on Sunday, May 15.
The next step will be to review the report on the prospects for membership in Parliament, which will not take long.
In Sweden, an agreed decision is planned to be made on May 15.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the governments of Finland and Sweden announced their intention to apply for membership in NATO.
Russia has repeatedly warned both countries against this step.
Recall, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, said that Moscow would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave in the center of Europe, if Sweden and Finland join NATO.
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