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FM: No point delaying Nato membership bid
This is the right time for Finland to apply for Nato membership, according to Pekka Haavisto.
YLE NEWS
23.4. 06:13
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Updated 23.4. 06:15
Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) on Saturday said that the threshold for Finland seeking Nato membership may grow in the future if Finland does not attempt to join now.
Speaking on Yle TV1's Ykkösaamu chat show, the Finnish foreign minister said it was difficult to imagine a more dramatic shift in the European security environment than the events that have unfolded since Russia invaded Ukraine.
He said the Ukraine war has forced Finland to reevaluate its security policy.
"What worse thing would still have to happen for Finland to at least consider Nato," he asked.
