issues going on here, also, relating to how russia perceives this as a threat to its own security, and russia has always said that if nato troops or materials stationed within finland that could present a serious problem here, d. finland has argued it is going to follow the norwegian and danish model of not having any of that based on their soil, but sanna marin and others have recently talking about putting no conditions on this nato membership and in that regard that question was left open, and in that sense, the way in which security is part of nato membership for finland, may mean greater control, now that they are part of the decision making process, for instance. but we will have to see, because we don t know what
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thing is not that finland and sweden joins exactly at the same time, the most important thing is that they join as soon as possible and today finlandia isjoining and we are all sure that sweden can join us as soon as possible. sure that sweden can oin us as soon as possible- as possible. russia always says the enlargement as possible. russia always says the enlargement of as possible. russia always says the enlargement of nato as possible. russia always says the enlargement of nato to as possible. russia always says the enlargement of nato to the - as possible. russia always says the enlargement of nato to the north l as possible. russia always says the | enlargement of nato to the north or the east enlargement of nato to the north or the east threatens enlargement of nato to the north or the east threatens russia. - enlargement of nato to the north or the east threatens russia. are - enlargement of nato to the north or the east threatens russia. are you. the east threate
a few weeks ago, and that was when we agreed on the way forward, when it comes to this final ratification of finland, but also we agreed to restart the process in what we call the trilateral mechanism with finland, sweden and turkey, to follow up on that tie rattle trilateral understanding that was signed in madrid. and now it is important to follow up and to ensure that one important element, which is actually to finalise the membership process not only for finland but for sweden, is fully implemented. and my message is and has been, also in my meetings in ankara, but that not only finland but sweden has delivered on the commitments they have made in that trilateral
finland has a long border with russia of course, and once russia invaded ukraine what you saw was a massive leap in public support for nato membership watch was historically much lower, in 20 f 30% range. in that regard, there, too, that gave a lot of confidence and political consensus as well as public, around the issue that nato membership was coming at this particular point in time. let’s membership was coming at this particular point in time. let s talk about what particular point in time. let s talk about what membership - particular point in time. let s talk about what membership means i particular point in time. let s talk| about what membership means in particular point in time. let s talk - about what membership means in terms of the difference it makes within the country of finland, and that neutrality that we had got used to over decades. that s completely turning itself on its head. now is that going to change finland s position geopolitically? this becomes a position