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Originally Posted by Skybird
Last year, on three different opportunities I think the Finnish government let it known that they could join NATO under certain circumstances.
It was clear to me at least that with "circumstances" they meant that if Russia starts to apply too threatening pressure up there and Finland starts to feel seriously threatened.
I am not certain whether memory fools me there or not, but I seem to recall that Sweden has indicated something similiar as well. The Swedish and Finish neutrality maybe is no longer carved in stone if "case X" turns out to become real.
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You are so right Sir
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The Finnish president’s traditional new year’s speech normally goes unnoticed outside his own country. But this year, Sauli Niinistö’s remarks led the Financial Times to run a story headlined “Finland insists on its right to join NATO in defiance of Russia”.
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https://ecfr.eu/article/between-russ...gnty-equality/
The Swedish government has set up a committee to examine the pros and cons of NATO membership. This happened in the spring of 2018.
Haven't heard anything from it since then.
Markus