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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin at the EU summit in Brussels. File photoHELSINKI, Apr 12The Russian special military operation in Ukraine has fundamentally changed relations between Moscow and Helsinki, making the Finns think about joining NATO, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said. On Wednesday, Finland will present a government report on the change in the security situation after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, which covers a wide range of security policy options, crisis supply, cyber security and the issue of the country's accession to NATO.The expert assessed the prospect of Finland and Sweden joining NATO»I do not think that our relations with our neighbors (with the Russian Federation after February 24 — ed.) will return to what it was before,» Marin said in an interview with the Iltalehti newspaper, noting that at the moment At the same time, «the entire European security environment» changed. At the same time, Marin noted the important, in her opinion, advantages of membership in the alliance. «I'm looking at security policy decisions… how we can prevent violence, conflict and war as effectively as possible. And I think NATO membership will give that extra depth, because there's a higher threshold for attacking a NATO country than a country that is not part of it,» the prime minister said. The head of government noted that it is important to hold a broad public discussion on this issue in the country, achieving the maximum possible consensus of opinion, and a decision is possible within weeks, not months. On Wednesday The Finnish Cabinet is expected to publish an addendum to the report on foreign and security policy on the eve of the long Easter weekend, in the text of which there will be no direct decision on joining NATO. Parliament will start discussing the report after Easter. According to the Iltalehti newspaper, Finland is preparing to apply for NATO membership through a special procedure, as a result of a joint meeting of the ministerial committee on foreign and security policy and then submit its position to parliament in the form of an entry in a report on foreign policy , which will say that the country's leadership has decided to apply to NATO, given the parliamentary majority. This information will then be sent to NATO headquarters in Brussels. The discussion about Finland's accession to NATO is gaining momentum as Russia continues its special military operation in Ukraine. /> Peskov does not consider the inclusion of Sweden and Finland in NATO a threat to Russia