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05/17/2022. The Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, speaks before the plenary session of Parliament, in the debate prior to the vote on Finland's accession to NATO. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia expels two Finnish diplomats

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Moscow also criticized Finnish arms deliveries to Ukraine and Finland's "confrontational course towards Russia"

17/05/2022. Finnish Parliament voted to support Finland's application for NATO membership. It adopted the position in accordance with the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs by 188-8 votes. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finnish Parliament backs bid to apply for NATO membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

The future NATO membership of Sweden and Finland would "strengthen" the European Union, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said at a meeting of EU defence ministers in Brussels

HANDOUT - 26 April 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a state awards ceremony for the Russian Olympic Committee's medalists of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and members of the Russian Paralympic team at the Kremlin. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Moscow calls Finland and Sweden's NATO plans a 'grave mistake'

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/22

"They should have no illusions that we will simply resign ourselves to this," says Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov

15 May 2022, Berlin: (L-R) Jose Manuel Albares, Foreign Minister of Spain, Jean Asselborn, Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, and Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey, attend the first session of NATO's Foreign Ministers meeting at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. The main topic of the informal consultations of NATO's Foreign Ministers is the war in Ukraine. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa Pool/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

NATO unity fragile as Turkey remains opposed to alliance expansion

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/22

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said that Turkish public opinion was against admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO, adding that "they are calling on us to block it"

The Finnish prime minister, Sanna Marin. Photo: Janina Orjasniemi/Finnish government.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finland to apply to join NATO, say president and prime minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/22

Prime Minister Marin said that Finland was prepared for possible responses from the neighbouring country

19 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Putin says Finnish plan to join NATO is a mistake in call with leader

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/14/22

The Finnish president organized the call to explain why his country plans to join NATO, according to a statement from Helsinki

FILED - 09 May 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) watches the Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II at Red Square in central Moscow. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia: No decision yet on moving nuclear weapons to Baltic region

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/14/22

Former president Dmitry Medvedev, who is now deputy head of the National Security Council in Moscow, had threatened to station nuclear weapons in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad

HANDOUT - 06 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) receives Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) and Swedeish Foreign Minister Ann Linde prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the meetings of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russian company says it will halt electricity supply to Finland

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/13/22

Rao Nordic describes itself as one of the leading importers of Russian electricity to the Scandinavian countries

FILED - 09 March 2022, Turkey, Ankara: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President and chairman of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, speaks during an AK Party parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly. Photo: Mustafa Kamaci/Turkish Presidency /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Turkey opposes the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/13/22

Scandinavian countries have become "like a guest house" for terrorist organizations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan argued

FILED - 23 December 2021, Russia, Moscow: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, attends the annual End-of-year press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Peskov said that a Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus and is ready for talks with the Ukrainian side. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia warns Finland of retaliatory military measures if joins NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/12/22

"A renewed expansion of NATO will not make our continent more stable and secure," spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Russia would be assessing the consequences of Finland joining…

HANDOUT - 06 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) receives Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) and Swedeish Foreign Minister Ann Linde prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the meetings of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finland should join NATO 'without delay,' leaders say

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/12/22

Finland will apply for membership of the military alliance, after decades of remaining formally neutral

10/05/2022. The Defense Committee held a briefing on the changes in the security environment and joining NATO. Pictured is the chairman of the Defence committee. Petteri Orpo (kok). Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finnish parliament takes another big step towards joining NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22

The Finnish parliament's defence committee said on Tuesday it was in favour of joining NATO in order to ensure the country's national security

03 May 2022, Brandenburg, Meseberg: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (L) and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson speak during a press conference in front of Meseberg Palace, the German government's guest house, where the federal cabinet is meeting for a two-day closed meeting. The two heads of government came to the closed meeting as guests. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Swedish ruling party to make decision on NATO membership on Sunday

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22

The ruling Social Democrats in Finland under Prime Minister Sanna Marin intend to announce their own stance on NATO membership a day earlier, on Saturday

03 May 2022, Brandenburg, Meseberg: Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin holds a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson (not pictured) in front of Meseberg Palace, the German government's guest house, where the federal cabinet is meeting for a two-day closed meeting. The two heads of government came to the closed meeting as guests. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Scandinavian allies give full support to Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/5/22

"I think Finland will make the decisions quite soon. We are talking about weeks, not months," said the Finnish prime minister

FILED - 08 April 2022, Finland, Helsinki: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a press conference with German President Steinmeier. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Finnish president to present position over NATO debate by May 12

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/1/22

The Finnish parliamentary groups are meeting on May 12, and two days later, the Social Democratic party of Prime Minister Sanna Marin also intends to present its position

HANDOUT - 07 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: (L-R) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde attend the meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Swedish opposition party wants referendum on joining NATO

The Nomad Today 4/28/22

The left-wing party is against NATO membership, partially because the military alliance has atomic weapons capacity

14 April 2022, Estonia, Tapa: Estonian soldiers defend a dug-in position from attacking British armour and infantry in the Tapa central military training area during the NATO exercise Bold Dragon alongside Danish and French forces. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire/dpa.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Swedish government seeks to speed up debate on NATO membership

The Nomad Today 4/22/22

In Finland, a report that analysed the advantages and the dangers of joining NATO is currently being debated in the Finnish parliament

13/04/2022. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Stockholm. Photo: Anne Sjöholm/Vnk.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Support for NATO membership continues to grow in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/20/22

The party of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has in the past spoken out against NATO membership and in favour of the country's traditional military non-alignment

File photo showing Dimitry Medvedev (R), a close ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin who served as president between 2008 and 2012, with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. Photo: Archive of the President of Russia.

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PRESSURE

Medvedev: Nuclear weapons in Baltic if Finland and Sweden join NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/22

He specifically mentioned the possibility of stationing Iskander missiles, hypersonic weapons and nuclear-armed naval vessels in the region effectively within range of the homes of Finns and Swedes