Finland will make a decision about whether to apply to join the Nato alliance in the next few weeks, the country’s prime minister, Sanna Martin, said.
Speaking at a joint news conference with her Swedish counterpart, Martin told reporters:
"There are different perspectives to apply (for) Nato membership or not to apply and we have to analyse these very carefully. But I think our process will be quite fast, it will happen in weeks."
On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned Finland and Sweden against joining Nato, claiming the alliance’s further expansion would “not bring stability to the European continent”.
Russia has also previously warned it would have to “rebalance the situation” with its own measures if the two countries join Nato.
Finland, an EU member state, shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia.
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