Finland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, local media reports

Finland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, say local media reports

HELSINKI (Reuters) — Finland and Sweden will together express their wish to join NATO in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter. Despite tightening cooperation with the military alliance since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the Nordic countries had both opted to stay out. But Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a “special operation”, has forced Sweden a…

Finland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, say local media reports

Finland and Sweden will together express their wish to join NATO in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter.

sweden: ‘Finland, Sweden to apply for Nato entry in May’

Europe News: HELSINKI: Finland and Sweden will together express their wish to join Nato in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden rep.

Sweden and Finland eye entry into NATO: reports

STOCKHOLM — Two newspapers — one Swedish, the other one Finnish — are reporting that the governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time and that it will happen in the middle of next month.The Finnish newspaper Iltalehti said that the Swedish government has expressed a wish to Finland that they apply together in the week ending May 22, and Swedish government sources confirmed the information to Sweden’s…

Reports Say Sweden, Finland Are Applying for NATO Membership - GV Wire - Explore. Explain. Expose

Two newspapers are reporting that the governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications on May 22.

Reports: Finland, Sweden Plan to Apply to Join NATO in May - News From Antiwar.com

The announcement could be made the week of May 16