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Finland’s Parliament OKs NATO application

By Abigail Adcox
Published May 17, 2022 3:43pm ET
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Finland’s Parliament OKs NATO application
Finland‘s Parliament voted overwhelmingly to approve its application to join NATO, shoring up the trans-Atlantic alliance as Russia continues its assault on non-NATO state Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced Tuesday. Of the 200 lawmakers, 188 voted in favor and eight voted against the application after Finnish President Sauli Niinisto announced the country’s intention to […]

Finland‘s Parliament voted overwhelmingly to approve its application to join NATO, shoring up the trans-Atlantic alliance as Russia continues its assault on non-NATO state Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced Tuesday.

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