Finland Starts Path Toward NATO as Sweden Seen Inching Closer
- Finland’s government publishes white paper on security options
- Swedish leader declines to confirm report her party backs NATO
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Finland started a process expected to lead Russia’s Nordic neighbor into NATO in response to the attack on Ukraine, while Swedish media reported its ruling party now plans to follow such a move.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Wednesday a bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization could be decided “in coming weeks” after the release of a report that cited better security guarantees via alliance’s mutual defense clause. Her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson said Sweden is still analyzing its options, declining to confirm reports about her party changing its stance.