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Molemmat uutiset käsitelevät Niinistön ja Marinin virallista kannan julistusta, joka tapahtui tänään 12.5.2022. Molemmat uutiset pitävät paikkaansa niiden tietojen kanssa mitä Suomen mediassa ja viranomaisten kanavissa on kerrottu. ABC uutiset ei tiedä eroa scandinavian ja pohjoismaiden välillä.

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NATO - relations with Finland & The Guardian "Bid to join NATO"

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NATO - relations with Finland & The Guardian "Bid to join NATO"

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ekassa uutisessa puhutaan yleisesti NATO:n Suomi suhteista, toisessa uutisessa kerrotaan Suomen ja Ruotsin NATO-hakuprosessista, NATO:n sivuilta otettu uutinen on luotettavampi (molemmat on kyllä ihan ok), koska se on NATO

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Finland expected to announce bid to join Nato

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Nato allies expect Finland and Sweden to be granted membership quickly, a move Putin has warned would have ‘serious military consequences’

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Jos asettuu Naton puolelle onko oikeella vai vasemmalla? Koska kuiteski menee väärää suuntaan.

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Jos asettuu Naton puolelle onko oikeella vai vasemmalla? Koska kuiteski menee väärää suuntaan.

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Finland's leaders announced Thursday their intention for the country to join NATO "without delay," a move that would bolster the Western military alliance and which prompted a swift vow of retaliation from Russia.

The Nordic nation, which shares an 810-mile border with Russia, is expected to be given rapid accession to join the alliance that was founded to counter the power of the Kremlin, and neighboring Sweden looks set to follow with its own bid in the coming days.

Moscow said Finland's move represented a threat and promised to retaliate with "military-technical" action and other measures as Russian President Vladimir Putin confronted the prospect of his war in Ukraine resulting in the very opposite of the goals it was launched to achieve.

"Helsinki must be aware of the responsibility and consequences of such a move," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced their support for the decision in a joint statement early Thursday.

"NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security. As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defense alliance," they said.

"Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

Finland has traditionally been militarily neutral and enjoyed good relations with Moscow - but the war in Ukraine has led the country to rethink its security and self-determinism.

The move is a sign of European unity and opposition to Putin's aggression, with Western countries acting to counter fears that the Kremlin wants to re-establish Russian power over its neighbors beyond Ukraine.

The end to Kyiv's long-standing desire to join NATO and the removal of Western troops in the region were central to Putin's prewar demands, but Finland joining would double Russia's border with the transatlantic alliance.

Responding to the news, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "another expansion of NATO does not make our continent more stable and secure." Russia's response would depend on what specific steps NATO takes close to Russian borders, he added.

Russia's foreign ministry previously warned of "serious military and political consequences" if either of the two countries join the 30-nation alliance.

Asked Wednesday if Finland would provoke Russia by joining NATO, Niinistö said Putin would be to blame. "My response would be that you caused this. Look at the mirror," he said.

Should Finland become a full NATO member, it would be covered by Article 5, under which all members, including the United States, come to the defense of any other member that is attacked.

Sweden, influenced by the eagerness and speed of its Finnish neighbors, is also widely expected to signal its intention to join the alliance in the coming days.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Finland would be "warmly welcomed into NATO," adding that the process would be "smooth and swift."

"Finland is one of NATO's closest partners, a mature democracy, a member of the European Union, and an important contributor to Euro-Atlantic security," he said.

Member nations are likely to discuss Finland's application at a summit in Madrid on June 28.

Finland won't formally be covered by Article 5 during its application process, but NATO members are expected to offer it security assurances in the face of any repercussions from Moscow.

Britain agreed to new deals with both Sweden and Finland on Wednesday, pledging to support each country's armed forces should they come under attack.

NATO, formally the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was founded in 1949 as a way for Western powers to respond to the growing power and influence of the then-Soviet Union.

While Norway was a founding member, Finland has been reluctant until now to fully join the alliance. However, Finland stepped up its collaboration with NATO after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

With modern, well-equipped armed forces that are compatible with NATO's operations and standards, and an advanced military intelligence network, analysts see Finland as a natural fit both ideologically and practically.

Public opinion in Finland has swung strongly toward membership in recent weeks, with 76 percent in favor and 12 percent against, according a recent poll from the public broadcaster YLE. Support for joining was typically around 25 percent in polls before the Ukraine war.

Finland fought two wars with Russia between 1939 and 1944 and thwarted an invasion attempt but lost 10 percent of its territory in the process.

Finnish lawmaker Elina Valtonen, chair of the Finnish Parliament's NATO Assembly, told Sky News on Thursday that the move was a question of defending values.

"Following the events in Ukraine and the brutal invasion of Russia, we feel that it's just a logical situation now to join NATO and partner up with our friends and allies in the West," she said.

"We are a Western country and we have been a stable democracy for 100 years. Together we are stronger in defending our shared values."

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Finland's leaders urge NATO bid 'without delay'; Russia vows response

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Finland's leaders announced Thursday their intention for the country to join NATO "without delay," a move that would bolster the Western military alliance and which prompted a swift vow of retaliation from Russia.

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LONDON and HELSINKI -- Finland's leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO "without delay."

"Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay," President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement. "We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

Leaders in both Sweden and Finland had been expected to announce their positions on joining NATO this week, as the war in Ukraine continues to have unintended consequences for Russia by potentially pushing two more of its neighbors to the transatlantic alliance.

Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde said on Thursday that Finland's leaders had delivered an "important message," adding that her country "will decide after the report from the security policy consultations has been presented." Sweden's ruling party is expected to announce its position on May 15. Finland's parliament is expected to debate the issue and then vote a day later.

The Scandinavian countries have long held neutral status when it comes to European conflict. Finland became a neutral country after the Second World War, while Sweden has resisted military alliances long before that.

Yet fears that Russia could do to other non-NATO countries what it has done to Ukraine has sparked a rapid shift in public opinion in both countries, one of which, Finland, shares an 830-mile land border with Russia.

Both could be on the cusp of joining NATO. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has publicly said the Nordic countries would be welcomed into the alliance.

Ahead of any official announcement from both countries for NATO membership, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed mutual security assurances in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

NATO's expansion would be yet another unintended consequence for Russia, as they continue to be met with fierce resistance in Ukraine and a more united West than their intelligence assessments anticipated. Part of Russia's security demands ahead of the invasion in Ukraine included reverting NATO forces to 1997 positions.

Since NATO was founded in 1949, the alliance has expanded to include 30 member countries, including three former Soviet republics, and the inclusion of Sweden and Finland would further expand the alliance's influence in the Arctic and in the areas around Russia.

Stoltenberg said just days ahead of the invasion "if Kremlin's aim is to have less NATO on Russia's borders, it will only get more NATO. And if it wants to divide NATO, it will only get an even more united Alliance."

This prediction now appears to be coming true -- although Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov last month said that NATO is a "tool sharpened for confrontation" and it is "not an alliance that ensures peace and stability" when asked about Sweden and Finland. Experts say the expansion will be evidence of yet another strategic blunder on Russia's part.

Even as public opinion has shifted, there are still those that opposes NATO membership for the Nordic countries, fearing it would lead to increased tensions with Russia.

"I'm afraid that NATO membership will increase actually the tensions in the Baltic Sea region and also will increase the tensions in Finland, especially regarding the eastern border," Veronika Honkasalo, one of the few members of Finland's parliament who doesn't believe the country should join, told ABC News.

Furthermore, there are concerns that Sweden and Finland could be vulnerable to Russian attacks during the application process, though State Department spokesperson Ned Price moved to reassure both countries last week, saying: "I am certain that we will find ways to address concerns they may have regarding the period between the potential application and the final ratification."

However, polling reported in both countries appears to show a significant majority are in favor of NATO membership.

"[Putin] has for years said Finland and Sweden joining is a red line," Charly Salonius-Pasternak, lead researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, told ABC News. "He's managed to drive both Finland and Sweden towards NATO. So I think a massive miscalculation for him, but I think a positive thing for the rest of Europe."

"It's very clearly the population that changed its opinion in, say, six months, radically so," he said, adding that the shift in public opinion had a snowball effect into Sweden, as fears grew about what could happen without the umbrella protection of NATO membership as the war in Ukraine continued.

"Now Russia has gone so far that joining NATO seems to be the only genuine solution here," he said.

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Finland to apply to NATO 'without delay,' as Sweden mulls stance

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LONDON and HELSINKI -- Finland's leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO "without delay." "Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay," President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement. "We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

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Finland expected to announce bid to join Nato | Ukraine | The Guardian

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During this spring, an important discussion on Finland's possible NATO membership has taken place. Time has been needed to let Parliament and the whole society establish their stands on the matter. Time has been needed for close international contacts with NATO and its member countries, as well as with Sweden. We have wanted to give the discussion the space it required.

Now that the moment of decision-making is near, we state our equal views, also for information to the parliamentary groups and parties. NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security. As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance. Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days.

Sauli Niinistö
President of the Republic of Finland

Sanna Marin
Prime Minister of Finland

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Joint statement by the President of the Republic and Prime Minister of Finland on Finland's NATO membership

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Skip to content During this spring, an important discussion on Finland's possible NATO membership has taken place. Time has been needed to let Parliament and the whole society establish their stands on the matter. Time has been needed for close international contacts with NATO and its member countries, as well as with Sweden.

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tunne kun googlen toinen sivu ei ookkaan shady?

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LONDON and HELSINKI -- Finland's leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO "without delay."

"Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay," President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement. "We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

Leaders in both Sweden and Finland had been expected to announce their positions on joining NATO this week, as the war in Ukraine continues to have unintended consequences for Russia by potentially pushing two more of its neighbors to the transatlantic alliance.

Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde said on Thursday that Finland's leaders had delivered an "important message," adding that her country "will decide after the report from the security policy consultations has been presented." Sweden's ruling party is expected to announce its position on May 15. Finland's parliament is expected to debate the issue and then vote a day later.

The Scandinavian countries have long held neutral status when it comes to European conflict. Finland became a neutral country after the Second World War, while Sweden has resisted military alliances long before that.

Yet fears that Russia could do to other non-NATO countries what it has done to Ukraine has sparked a rapid shift in public opinion in both countries, one of which, Finland, shares an 830-mile land border with Russia.

Both could be on the cusp of joining NATO. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has publicly said the Nordic countries would be welcomed into the alliance.

Ahead of any official announcement from both countries for NATO membership, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed mutual security assurances in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

NATO's expansion would be yet another unintended consequence for Russia, as they continue to be met with fierce resistance in Ukraine and a more united West than their intelligence assessments anticipated. Part of Russia's security demands ahead of the invasion in Ukraine included reverting NATO forces to 1997 positions.

Since NATO was founded in 1949, the alliance has expanded to include 30 member countries, including three former Soviet republics, and the inclusion of Sweden and Finland would further expand the alliance's influence in the Arctic and in the areas around Russia.

Stoltenberg said just days ahead of the invasion "if Kremlin's aim is to have less NATO on Russia's borders, it will only get more NATO. And if it wants to divide NATO, it will only get an even more united Alliance."

This prediction now appears to be coming true -- although Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov last month said that NATO is a "tool sharpened for confrontation" and it is "not an alliance that ensures peace and stability" when asked about Sweden and Finland. Experts say the expansion will be evidence of yet another strategic blunder on Russia's part.

Even as public opinion has shifted, there are still those that opposes NATO membership for the Nordic countries, fearing it would lead to increased tensions with Russia.

"I'm afraid that NATO membership will increase actually the tensions in the Baltic Sea region and also will increase the tensions in Finland, especially regarding the eastern border," Veronika Honkasalo, one of the few members of Finland's parliament who doesn't believe the country should join, told ABC News.

Furthermore, there are concerns that Sweden and Finland could be vulnerable to Russian attacks during the application process, though State Department spokesperson Ned Price moved to reassure both countries last week, saying: "I am certain that we will find ways to address concerns they may have regarding the period between the potential application and the final ratification."

However, polling reported in both countries appears to show a significant majority are in favor of NATO membership.

"[Putin] has for years said Finland and Sweden joining is a red line," Charly Salonius-Pasternak, lead researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, told ABC News. "He's managed to drive both Finland and Sweden towards NATO. So I think a massive miscalculation for him, but I think a positive thing for the rest of Europe."

"It's very clearly the population that changed its opinion in, say, six months, radically so," he said, adding that the shift in public opinion had a snowball effect into Sweden, as fears grew about what could happen without the umbrella protection of NATO membership as the war in Ukraine continued.

"Now Russia has gone so far that joining NATO seems to be the only genuine solution here," he said.

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Finland to apply to NATO 'without delay,' as Sweden mulls stance

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LONDON and HELSINKI -- Finland's leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO "without delay." "Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay," President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement. "We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

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Finland's leaders announced Thursday their intention for the country to join NATO "without delay," a move that would bolster the Western military alliance and which prompted a swift vow of retaliation from Russia.

The Nordic nation, which shares an 810-mile border with Russia, is expected to be given rapid accession to join the alliance that was founded to counter the power of the Kremlin, and neighboring Sweden looks set to follow with its own bid in the coming days.

Moscow said Finland's move represented a threat and promised to retaliate with "military-technical" action and other measures as Russian President Vladimir Putin confronted the prospect of his war in Ukraine resulting in the very opposite of the goals it was launched to achieve.

"Helsinki must be aware of the responsibility and consequences of such a move," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced their support for the decision in a joint statement early Thursday.

"NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security. As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defense alliance," they said.

"Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

Finland has traditionally been militarily neutral and enjoyed good relations with Moscow - but the war in Ukraine has led the country to rethink its security and self-determinism.

The move is a sign of European unity and opposition to Putin's aggression, with Western countries acting to counter fears that the Kremlin wants to re-establish Russian power over its neighbors beyond Ukraine.

The end to Kyiv's long-standing desire to join NATO and the removal of Western troops in the region were central to Putin's prewar demands, but Finland joining would double Russia's border with the transatlantic alliance.

Responding to the news, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "another expansion of NATO does not make our continent more stable and secure." Russia's response would depend on what specific steps NATO takes close to Russian borders, he added.

Russia's foreign ministry previously warned of "serious military and political consequences" if either of the two countries join the 30-nation alliance.

Asked Wednesday if Finland would provoke Russia by joining NATO, Niinistö said Putin would be to blame. "My response would be that you caused this. Look at the mirror," he said.

Should Finland become a full NATO member, it would be covered by Article 5, under which all members, including the United States, come to the defense of any other member that is attacked.

Sweden, influenced by the eagerness and speed of its Finnish neighbors, is also widely expected to signal its intention to join the alliance in the coming days.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Finland would be "warmly welcomed into NATO," adding that the process would be "smooth and swift."

"Finland is one of NATO's closest partners, a mature democracy, a member of the European Union, and an important contributor to Euro-Atlantic security," he said.

Member nations are likely to discuss Finland's application at a summit in Madrid on June 28.

Finland won't formally be covered by Article 5 during its application process, but NATO members are expected to offer it security assurances in the face of any repercussions from Moscow.

Britain agreed to new deals with both Sweden and Finland on Wednesday, pledging to support each country's armed forces should they come under attack.

NATO, formally the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was founded in 1949 as a way for Western powers to respond to the growing power and influence of the then-Soviet Union.

While Norway was a founding member, Finland has been reluctant until now to fully join the alliance. However, Finland stepped up its collaboration with NATO after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

With modern, well-equipped armed forces that are compatible with NATO's operations and standards, and an advanced military intelligence network, analysts see Finland as a natural fit both ideologically and practically.

Public opinion in Finland has swung strongly toward membership in recent weeks, with 76 percent in favor and 12 percent against, according a recent poll from the public broadcaster YLE. Support for joining was typically around 25 percent in polls before the Ukraine war.

Finland fought two wars with Russia between 1939 and 1944 and thwarted an invasion attempt but lost 10 percent of its territory in the process.

Finnish lawmaker Elina Valtonen, chair of the Finnish Parliament's NATO Assembly, told Sky News on Thursday that the move was a question of defending values.

"Following the events in Ukraine and the brutal invasion of Russia, we feel that it's just a logical situation now to join NATO and partner up with our friends and allies in the West," she said.

"We are a Western country and we have been a stable democracy for 100 years. Together we are stronger in defending our shared values."

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Finland's leaders urge NATO bid 'without delay'; Russia vows response

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Finland's leaders announced Thursday their intention for the country to join NATO "without delay," a move that would bolster the Western military alliance and which prompted a swift vow of retaliation from Russia.

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President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the announcement on Thursday morning.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (on left) and President Sauli Niinistö. File photo. Image: Markku Ulander / Lehtikuva

Finland should join Nato to better handle its security, said the country's Prime Minister and president in a joint declaration on Thursday morning.

Sanna Marin (SDP) and Sauli Niinistö said they had come to the conclusion after a wide-ranging debate on security policy following Russia's renewed attack on Ukraine.

"Now that the moment of decision-making is near, we state our equal views, also for information to the parliamentary groups and parties. NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security," read the statement.

"As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance. Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days."

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Parliamentary parties are now expected to give their own views on Nato membership, with settled lines expected by next week at the latest.

The two leaders referred to a government report on the changed security situation that was prepared ahead of parliamentary debates on the issue in April.

That report declared that Finnish membership of Nato would be increase stability and security in the Baltic Sea region, while also suggesting that Russia's reaction would not be positive.

Process moves to parliament

Speaker of Parliament Matti Vanhanen (Cen) said that today's statement was a significant step.

"It was an expected and extremely important step in this process," said Vanhanen. "Now the president and the government, these two institutions, will make the official decisions that will then go to parliament."

MPs will then begin processing the Nato membership decision on Monday.

"Parliament will sit from 10am on Monday morning," Vanhanen said.

Monday's session will include a debate on the government's decision, and will be followed by a meeting of the Foreign and Security Policy committee which will present a proposal based on the government's decision for MPs to scrutinise.

If there is a counter-proposal, there will be a vote.

Swedish impact

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde told the Swedish public broadcaster SVT that the statement by Niinistö and Marin would have an impact on Sweden's decision as well.

"The Prime Minister and President have sent a clear message," said Linde. "We have had close co-operation throughout the process on every level."

Linde said she had a clear idea of what the decision would be for Sweden, but she was not yet ready to reveal her opinion. Among Nato countries, there were quick statements of support from leaders in Estonia, Denmark and Lithuania, among others.
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Finnish leaders confirm support for Nato application

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President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the announcement on Thursday morning. Finland should join Nato to better handle its security, said the country's Prime Minister and president in a joint declaration on Thursday morning. Sanna Marin (SDP) and Sauli Niinistö said they had come to the conclusion after a wide-ranging debate on security policy following Russia's renewed attack on Ukraine.

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Russian officials were responding to a joint statement by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, which said the two leaders expected a decision on Nato membership in the next few days.

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Finland Nato: Russia threatens to retaliate over membership move

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Russian officials were responding to a joint statement by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, which said the two leaders expected a decision on Nato membership in the next few days.

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Russian officials were responding to a joint statement by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, which said the two leaders expected a decision on Nato membership in the next few days.

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Finland Nato: Russia threatens to retaliate over membership move

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Russian officials were responding to a joint statement by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, which said the two leaders expected a decision on Nato membership in the next few days.