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Finland’s NATO bid a step closer

Finland is a step closer to joining NATO after becoming a member of the Western military alliance. Photo: Getty

The Finnish president has formally sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into law the required national legal amendments needed for membership in the Western military alliance.

Thursday’s move by President Sauli Niinistö means Finland has completed national measures needed to join NATO, and is now just awaiting approval from Turkey and Hungary, the only two of NATO’s 30 existing members that haven’t ratified its bid.

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