Apr 03 Finland to become latest member of NATO on Tuesday, military alliance leader says By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Russia is warning that it will bolster its defenses near Finland if NATO sends any troops to the country. Continue reading
Mar 31 Turkey clears last hurdle for Finland’s NATO membership By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance. Continue reading
Mar 31 Turkey just approved Finland’s bid to join NATO. What happens next? By Associated Press Finland has received the green light to join NATO after Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership. Turkey is the last country in the 30-member Western military alliance to sign off. Continue reading
Mar 27 Hungarian parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungary's parliament has approved Finland's bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance. Continue reading
Mar 23 Finnish president signs required laws to let country enter NATO By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The Finnish president has formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. Continue reading
Mar 17 Turkey’s president says he will support Finland’s bid to join NATO By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden. Continue reading
Mar 16 Hungary pressures EU by delaying Finland, Sweden NATO vote By Justin Spike, Associated Press Nearly a year after Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, their admission into the military alliance remains unresolved because two NATO members — Turkey and Hungary — still haven't approved their bids. Continue reading
Mar 16 Poland promises fighter jets to Ukraine, 1st for a NATO member By Associated Press Poland's president says his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets. Continue reading
Mar 09 NATO chief pushes for Finland and Sweden to become new members by July By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg is spearheading a new drive to see Finland and Sweden join the alliance's ranks soon. It's hoped that they will become members by the time Biden and his counterparts meet for their next summit in July. Continue reading
Mar 07 Delegation from Hungary supports Sweden’s NATO application By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden's NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary's governing party has called "political disputes."… Continue reading