Finland's president said in an interview published on February 11 that he trusts that Finland and Sweden will be admitted into NATO by July and hinted that he wants Washington to pressure Turkey to approve their membership bids. If the issue drags on, the entire process of admitting new members will become questionable, President Sauli Niinisto told the Finnish news agency STT. NATO requires unanimous approval from members to admit new ones. Turkey and Hungary are the only nations in the 30-member alliance that haven’t formally endorsed Sweden and Finland’s accession. To read the original story from AP, click here.
Finnish President Believes Finland, Sweden Will Be In NATO By Summer
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto during a visit to Kyiv on January 24.