STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde informed Swedish tv on Sunday.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compelled each Sweden and its japanese neighbour Finland to evaluate beliefs that army neutrality is one of the best technique of guaranteeing nationwide safety.
“We know roughly that they (Finland) will apply for NATO membership. And that adjustments the entire steadiness… If certainly one of our international locations be a part of, we all know that tensions would enhance,” Linde informed public broadcaster SVT.
Asked whether or not she thinks Finland will be a part of NATO, Linde stated:
“I believe you may say that fairly certainly.”
Both Sweden and Finland are anticipated to decide on whether or not to be a part of the army alliance within the coming weeks.
Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto stated on Friday that he hoped Finland and Sweden would make related choices on the similar time.
(Reporting by Helena Soderpalm; modifying by Diane Craft)
