HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden have spent decades toying with NATO membership, but now the renewed threat from Russia is forcing the pace in the two neutral countries as they weigh joining the Atlantic alliance while Moscow reacts with grim warnings.
Stockholm has now named a special ambassador to evaluate Sweden’s relationship with NATO and other international organizations, with the aim of broadening its perspective on security issues. The Finnish government has formed a committee to study NATO membership.
Russia’s Kremlin is unlikely to be happy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinistö, earlier this summer that Finland must not …read more
Source: European Voice
