Finland says will apply for NATO membership "without delay"

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday that the Nordic country will apply to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization "without delay" amid the deepening crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.In a joint statement, the Finnish leaders said that steps to join the 30-member military alliance would be taken "rapidly within the next few days," in a move that will almost certainly be opposed by Russia, with which Finland shares a land border and has long held neutral relations.The move comes as Swedish media reported Thursday that Prime Minister …READ FULL ARTICLE