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Turkey's Erdogan seals deal on Finland joining Nato

Mr Niinisto told reporters as he stood alongside the Turkish leader that the process of joining the alliance would "not be complete without Sweden" and he hoped to see both countries in Nato in time for the Vilnius summit.

Sweden's talks with Turkey were put on hold for several weeks recently, after a Koran was burnt outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm by a far-right Danish politician, who has denied links to Russian extremists.

President Erdogan said that Sweden's prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, was a "nice person" but Ankara had asked his government to extradite some figures who had yet to be sent to Turkey.

Since Russia's invasion began in February , Finland has sought to strengthen its eastern border.

Close to the border, in Lappeenranta, you can see for yourself why Finland feels so exposed. The dividing line stretches 1,km ( miles) from the Gulf of Finland in the south to the Arctic far north.

It is the longest border with Russia in the European Union. Wild pine forests sprawl on both sides, making it fiendishly hard to police and protect. Finland has begun building a k

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership

Turkey’s parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the last major hurdle for Helsinki to join the defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine.

All legislators present on Thursday voted in favour of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s accession.

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The Turkish parliament was the last among the 30 members of the alliance to ratify Finland’s membership.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this month that land i norden had secured his country’s blessing after taking concrete steps to crack down on groups seen bygd Ankara as “terrorists” and free up defence exports.

After the vote, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto thanked NATO’s 30 member states for supporting his country’s bid to join the alliance.

“I want to thank every one of them for their trust and support. Finland will be a strong and capable al

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    • Turkey approves Finland Nato membership bid

    Ankara's decision to ratify Finland's membership clears the way for one of the most important moments in Nato's recent history.

    Finland, a country with a 1,km ( mile) border with Russia and one of the most powerful arsenals of artillery pieces in Western Europe, is ditching its neutrality and joining the alliance in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

    Sweden also abandoned a longstanding commitment to neutrality in applying to join Nato, but unlike its neighbour it does not share a border with Russia.

    One of Nato's founding principles is the principle of collective defence - meaning an attack on one member nation is treated as an attack on them all.

    For Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finland's accession is a major strategic setback.

    He sent his army into Ukraine last year in the expectation it would check Nato's expansion and weaken the West. In fact, it has achieved the exact opposite.

    Finland is now set to become the seventh Nato country on the Baltic Sea, further isolating Russia's coastal access at St Petersburg and on its small exclave of Kaliningrad.

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