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Finland to decide on NATO membership in next few days, President tells Put
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI): Finland's President Sauli Niinisto held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday and told him that the Nordic nation will decide to seek NATO membership in the first few days.
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Sweden boosts defence ties with UK ahead of NATO membership decision
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Sweden strengthened its defence and security ties with Britain with a "political declaration of solidarity" on Wednesday, ahead of the country's historical decision on its NATO membership.
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Time for Sweden, Finland to join NATO now: Former NATO Secretary-General
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Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that the time for Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance is now, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is "preoccupied" with Ukraine.
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Finnish, Swedish NATO membership to turn region into 'Theater of War': Rus
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Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland's and Sweden's possible accession into NATO would be detrimental to their security and that of Europe, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
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Sweden, Finland to apply for NATO membership together in May: Reports
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Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Swedish newspaper Expressen on Monday confirmed the information of the Finnish media that Sweden and Finland are preparing to jointly apply to NATO on May 16-20.
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Finland's Foreign Minister says no point in delaying NATO membership appli
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Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday.
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No 'denazification' in agreement with Russia: Zelenskyy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 22 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that there cannot be any "denazification" in the agreement with Russia, reported Ukraine-based media outlet, The Kyiv Independent.
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There are no plans to integrate Ukraine into NATO: French envoy Lenain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Ambassador of France to India, Emmanuel Lenain on Thursday said that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has no plans to integrate Ukraine into the organization.
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Erdogan's biggest balancing act between NATO membership and Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] February 28 (ANI): Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a very difficult position, as he must strike a very delicate balance in Turkey's relationship with NATO - and the West in general- and Russia, with which Ankara has very import
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Ukraine seeks NATO membership despite signals from some European countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): As tensions continue to simmer at the Russian-Ukraine border area, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Kiev is seeking to become a NATO member despite signals from some European countries urging it to abandon the idea.
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NATO continues to pump Ukraine with weapons: Putin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin said that NATO members continued to pump Ukraine with weapons, this issue was discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Sweden not planning to become NATO member yet
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden is not planning to apply for NATO membership right now but will confirm to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that it will make security decisions on its own, Foreign Minister Anna Linde said on Monday.
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