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Finland will join Nato military alliance on Tuesday

NATO's Secretary General announced that Finland will officially become the 31st member of the alliance on Tuesday due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Turkey had delayed Finland's application over accusations of supporting…

Turkey approved Finland’s application to join NATO

Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s…

Finnish government bars Russians from entering as tourists

Finland announced on Thursday that it would bar Russians from entering as tourists, closing off the last land route into the European Union for people fleeing the Kremlin's military mobilization effort. The policy takes effect at midnight…

Putin warns Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining Nato and abandoning Finland's neutral status would be a "mistake". He told Sauli Niinistö there was no threat to Finland's security. The exchange came…