Finnish Foreign Ministry admits possible accession to NATO without Sweden
HELSINKI, January 24 - RIA Novosti. Finland, which submitted a joint application for NATO membership with Sweden in May, may consider continuing the accession procedure without Stockholm, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. | Sweden's relations with Turkey have deteriorated over the protests of the past few days in Stockholm. Ankara later said Sweden should not count on Turkish support for its NATO bid. 💬 "We need to assess the situation. Has something happened, that in the long run would hinder Sweden's progress in the project (joining NATO)? It's too early to talk about it," - Haavisto said on the air of the public broadcasting corporation YLE, answering the question if it makes sense for Finland to continue moving at the same pace as Sweden when approving the application. Finland and Sweden submitted a joint application to join the North Atlantic Alliance in May 2022, which has been ratified by 28 countries out of 30, with the exception of Hungary and Turkey.(Translation: DeepL.com)