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Reuters
Politics
Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto

MYSTERIOUS: Finland president to green light nato entry - What They Never Told You

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (not pictured) hold a news conference, after signing a declaration between the UK and Finland to deepen their defence and security co-operation, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Presidential Palace, in Helsinki, Finland, May 11, 2022. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS

Finland must apply to join the NATO military alliance "without delay", its president and prime minister said on Thursday, in a historic policy shift triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow said the move was a threat to it and warned it was ready to respond. But Finland's neighbour Sweden is also close to a decision on asking to join NATO after decades of following a neutral path.

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