Finland joined the NATO military alliance after Turkey's parliament voted to approve its application.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Turkey’s unanimous vote allowed Finland to become the alliance’s 31st member. “I welcome the vote by the Turkish Grand National Assembly to ratify Finland’s membership in NATO. All 30 NATO allies have now ratified the accession protocol,” he said on Friday.
With Finland joining, Russia failed to prevent a further extension of NATO. Finland shares a border of 1309 kilometers, or 813 miles, with Russia.
Finland ended its neutrality and sought to join NATO, citing security concerns, after Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.
Yet Turkey and Hungary have declined to approve Sweden’s application.
Source: www.vaticannews.va
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