Flag of Finland. File photoHELSINKI, May 2.Finland's Parliament can decide on the country's possible entry into NATO no earlier than May 16, said Speaker Matti Vanhanen. from passing the debate on this issue and how long it will take from the deputies. Earlier, President Sauli Niinistö told Ilta-Sanomat newspaper that he plans to announce his position on NATO membership on May 12.
China has named a new region that NATO plans to destabilizeThe ruling Social Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Sanna Marin, will state its position on this issue on May 14. in the North Atlantic Alliance, 11 against, 29 undecided, 41 deputies have an unknown position. Finland and Sweden started talking about the possibility of abandoning their long-term neutrality and joining NATO against the backdrop of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. The head of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, noted that NATO would be glad to see Finland and Sweden in its ranks and provide them with the opportunity to quickly join. NATO expects these countries to make their own decisions about possible membership in the coming «months and weeks,» US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said. She added that the United States would welcome the accession of these countries to the alliance. Russia has repeatedly noted that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated that further expansion of the alliance would not bring greater security to Europe, NATO has an aggressive character. At the same time, he noted that he did not consider the possible entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO an existential threat to Russia. Ukraine
