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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Model of LNG tanker is seen in front of Finland's flag in this illustration taken on 19 May 2022

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Finland, along with neighbouring Sweden, this week broke its historical military non-alignment and applied for NATO membership

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds application documents presented by Finland's Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and Sweden's Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, on 18 May, 2022

Russia to cut gas to Finland Saturday: Finnish company

Russian supply of natural gas to Finland will be cut on Saturday morning, Finnish state-owned energy company Gasum said Friday, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles

Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist delivers remarks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on 18 May, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.

US 'confident' Finland, Sweden set to become part of NATO

The United States said Wednesday it is confident Finland and Sweden will become part of NATO, despite vocal Turkish protests—an expansion that would dramatically realign European security in the wake ...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds application documents presented by Finland's Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and Sweden's Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, on 18 May, 2022

Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO as first Ukraine war crimes trial begins

Finland and Sweden on Wednesday submitted a joint application to join NATO as Russia's invasion of Ukraine forces a dramatic reappraisal of security in Europe

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (C) is pictured during the vote of the plenary session at the Finnish parliament about the NATO membership bid in Helsinki, Finland, on 17 May 2022.

Finnish MPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of NATO membership

Lawmakers in Finland voted overwhelmingly in favour Tuesday of joining NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 14 June 2021

Swedish, Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Turkey: Erdogan

Diplomats said Erdogan would be under pressure to yield as Finland and Sweden would greatly strengthen NATO in the Baltic Sea

Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and the Moderate Party's leader Ulf Kristersson hold a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on 16 May 2022

Putin warns Finland, Sweden over NATO membership

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence Sunday that Sweden and Finland would join NATO despite Turkey’s opposition

Map locating the position of Russian forces in Mariupol as of 15 May, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol steelworks

Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steelworks -- the last holdout of troops defending the southern port city of Mariupol -- Kyiv said on Monday

Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson gives a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on 16 May 2022.

Sweden enters 'new era' with NATO bid

Sweden on Monday officially announced it will apply for NATO membership as a deterrent against Russian aggression, entering a "new era" as it reverses two centuries of military non-alignment

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Finland's President Sauli Niinistö give a press conference to announce that Finland will apply for NATO membership at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland on 15 May 2022.

Sweden, Finland NATO bids are 'grave mistake': Russia

Russia warned Monday that decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the NATO military alliance were serious mistakes and Moscow would take measures

NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

NATO on Sunday pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its "historic" bid to join the alliance and with Western claims that Russia had suffered heavy losses in its push ...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R, on the screen) gives via videolink a press conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the end of an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on the conflict in Ukraine on 15 May 2022 in Berlin.

NATO membership NATO to provide security guarantees for Finland, Sweden

NATO will look at providing security guarantees for Finland and Sweden during the interim period from their application for membership to accession

urkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) walks out of the building during a break of an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on the conflict in Ukraine on 15 May 2022 in Berlin.

Finland constructive, Sweden 'provocative' in NATO talks: Ankara

Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday lauded Finland's conciliatory approach but criticised Sweden for "provocative" statements during talks in Berlin on the two countries joining NATO

Finland to announce NATO decision as Sweden holds key meet

Finland to announce NATO decision as Sweden holds key meet

The Finnish government is expected to officially announce its intention to join NATO on Sunday, as Sweden's ruling party holds a decisive meeting that could pave the way for a joint application

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey opposes NATO membership for Finland, Sweden

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey did not have a "positive opinion" on Finland and Sweden joining NATO, throwing up a potential obstacle for the nations' membership bid

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