Finland and Sweden remain committed to joining NATO at the same time despite Turkey's opposition to the Swedish candidacy, the two countries' prime ministers said in Stockholm on February 2. Turkey has said it could approve Finland's NATO membership application ahead of Sweden's, but the Finnish president and foreign minister have both rejected this idea, arguing that the security of the two Nordic countries is mutually dependent. "I don't like this atmosphere, position, where Sweden is presented as a sort of trouble child in the classroom. I don't think this is the case," Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Finland, Sweden Committed To Joint NATO Accession, Prime Ministers Say
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (left) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hold a joint news conference at the government headquarters in Stockholm on February 2.