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The war has instead led to Russia's neighbour Finland, with which it shares an 810-mile border, saying it wants the protection of the 30-member, nuclear-armed coalition

Kremlin claims that Finland’s move will not help stability and security in Europe

Finland's entry into the NATO would be historic, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told MSNBC in an television interview on Thursday, adding it would not be difficult to integrate the country into the military alliance.

Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine has shifted policy on joining the military alliance

Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lauded Finland's readiness to apply to join the NATO military alliance in a phone call with Finland's president on Thursday, Zelenskiy said.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Finland's move to join NATO was "definitely" a threat to Russia and that the expansion of the military bloc would not make Europe or the world more stable.

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations are gathering in northern Germany to discuss the war in Ukraine

After decades of staying out of military alliances, Finland and Sweden are about to decide whether to apply to join NATO, as a deterrent against aggression from Eastern neighbor Russia. The Nordic neighbors are expected to act in unison, with both expressing a desire for their applications to be submitted…