The Latest Breaking News from Finland

Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the danger of further NATO expansion.

President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to offer robust U.S. support for their applications to join NATO, while Turkey threatened to block the Nordic nations from becoming members of the alliance.

Poland will assist Sweden and Finland, should they be attacked before obtaining NATO membership, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.

The NATO alliance has not expressed any interest in placing nuclear weapons or permanent bases in Finland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an Italian newspaper in an interview published on Thursday during a visit to Rome.

The world was watching and press from Germany, Spain, Finland, England have given their take on the Final.

Russia is losing troop strength at a high rate and is cutting gas sales to Europe, which help Moscow finance its war.

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 12 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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SO, it’s official. Finland and Sweden have ended 70 years of neutrality to apply for Nato membership.

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