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Finland votes in run-off for new president

Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb is racing former Foreign mMinister Pekka Haavisto.

Al Jazeera

Finland Elects President In New Geopolitical Landscape

Two seasoned politicians face off in Finland's presidential election on Sunday, with the president's role having gained importance in light of the country's NATO membership and rising tensions with neighbouring Russia.

International Business Times

‘Voters are looking for a mini-Niinisto’: Finland braces for new president

Under Sauli Niinisto, Finland’s relationship with Russia changed as the Nordic nation became a critical European power.

Al Jazeera

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New NATO member Finland set to pick president after 12 years of Niinisto

As war rages in Ukraine, the Nordic nation’s new leader’s trickiest challenges are likely to regard Russia.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Arrives in Finland to Meet Nordic Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Finland on Wednesday for talks with Nordic leaders on support for his country's war with Russia and on its relations with Europe, governments of the region said. Zelenskiy will hold bilateral talks with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto followed by a news conference before joining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Watch: Nato secretary general and Finnish president mark Finland’s accession to alliance

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg and Finnish president Sauli Niinisto took part in a ceremony to mark Finland's accession to the military alliance on Tuesday, 4 April.

The Independent UK

Finnish president signs NATO legislation

Finland President Sauli Niinisto in a ceremony on Thursday signed legislation making his country part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

Reuters

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Sweden to pursue NATO entry as Turkey decouples Nordic bids

STOCKHOLM — Sweden will continue efforts to persuade Turkey to lift its block on the entry of the largest Nordic country into defense alliance NATO after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the door to Finland’s accession.

Tribune News Service

Turkey's Erdogan endorses Finland's NATO bid, but Sweden must wait

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey's parliament will start ratifying Finland's accession to NATO, lifting the biggest remaining hurdle to enlarging the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine, though he held off approving Sweden's bid.

Reuters

Turkey’s Erdogan says he will back Finland’s NATO bid

Finland and Sweden jointly applied for membership, but Ankara has so far backed only Helsinki’s bid.

Al Jazeera

Türkiye’s President Says He Will Back Finland’s NATO Bid

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden. The breakthrough came as Finnish President Sauli Niinisto was in Ankara to meet with Erdogan. Both Finland and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that he would support Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden

The Independent UK

Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland's NATO membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested that his country could soon ratify Finland’s application to join NATO

The Independent UK

Türkiye Plans to Ratify Finland's NATO Bid ahead of May Polls

Türkiye’s parliament will "highly likely" ratify Finland's NATO accession bid before it closes in mid-April, two Turkish officials told Reuters on Wednesday, a day before Finnish President Sauli Niinisto visits the country. Finland's bid will be approved independently from that of Sweden, which had applied for membership in the Western…

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Biden unexpectedly stops by to meet once famed Putin whisperer

U.S. President Joe Biden dropped into a meeting at the last minute in the White House to see a man all of Washington wants an audience with: Sauli Niinisto, once upon a time known as the “Putin whisperer.”

Reuters

Finland and Sweden are heading into NATO 'hand-in-hand', Finnish president says

Finland and Sweden are proceeding "hand-in-hand" towards NATO membership but that the decision to ratify the applications for the two Nordic countries lies with Turkey, Finnish president Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday.

France 24

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto: 'We are not afraid of Russia'

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman during the Munich Security Conference. The president discussed Finland’s plans to join NATO, whether Western leaders misjudged Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and whether there is a risk that Russian military action will expand further…

Reuters

Finland says it could send small number of tanks to Ukraine

Finland could donate a small number of German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if a wider group of European nations also decided to do so, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto was quoted as saying on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

British PM wants to degrade Russian 'capacity to regroup'

The British prime minister says the West should work to degrade “Russia’s capability to regroup” as it continues its war of aggression in Ukraine

Reuters

Finnish president optimistic Turkey will ratify NATO bid

Finnish president Sauli Niinisto is optimistic Turkey will ratify Finland's application to join NATO, he told reporters on Friday.

Reuters

Finland and Sweden hopeful Hungary will ratify NATO applications

Finland's president Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday he was counting on Hungary to ratify the Nordic country's NATO application after he had talked on the phone with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Zenger

Ukrainian Airborne Assault Troops Take Out Convoy Of Russian Ammo Vehicles

Ukrainian airborne assault troops reportedly destroyed a convoy of Russian ammunition vehicles. Russian military vehicles were successfully hit by Ukrainian ordnance as the footage shows. It is unclear where exactly in Ukraine the images were filmed, but they were obtained from the Command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan: Nordic NATO Bid Could Still Be Nixed If Vows Unkept

Just two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession, Turkey’s leader threatened Thursday that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations.

The Independent UK

Erdogan: Nordic NATO bid could still be nixed if vows unkept

Just two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession, Turkey’s leader has threatened that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Was Turkey’s Veto of Nordic NATO Bid Avoided?

When the leaders of Finland, Sweden and Turkey met with NATO’s chief Tuesday, the potential for progress was hard to predict. Some remained pessimistic the meeting would lessen Turkey’s objections to the Nordic pair’s historic request to join NATO. The government in Ankara had indicated for weeks that as an…

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