Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved Finland's NATO membership, clearing the way for the Nordic country to join the alliance.
shake hands following a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on March 17. Photo: Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images, clearing the way for the Nordic country to join the alliance.Finland's NATO membership, once official, will more than double the length of the alliance's borders with Russia — dramatically changing the security landscape in Europe.
While Finland has been one NATO's closest partners, its membership will represent a major military shift for Helsinki as it abandons decades of official nonalignment, Axios' Erin DohertyRussia's invasion of Ukraine last year prompted Finland, along with its neighbor Sweden, to formally apply for NATO membership in May.at the time.
"There's not very much room for nonaligned in between," he added, saying that the invasion showed that Moscow does not respect officially non-aligned countries., warned Finland and Sweden against joining the alliance, saying it would be a "mistake."but Turkey and Hungary have held up the process for Sweden. All 30 current NATO members must approve an application for membership.
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