“If they attack us we will help, if they attack others we will help,” the Finnish prime minister said on Monday. Sana Marin supporting the country’s accession to NATO during the historic debate in parliament.
“Finland’s security environment has changed radically,” she said, opening the debate in the shadows. of the barrage of Russian threats to justify the decision to join the Alliance.
The Finnish Parliament consider the accession plan and then a vote will be taken, according to the chair of the body. NATO membership is expected to be ratified by an overwhelming majority. The discussion is expected to last until the evening.
“Accepting Russia’s demands would mean a significant weakening of our sovereignty and security,” Marin said.
“There is no basis for Russia’s claims that it is threatened … Russia is the only country that is now openly at war and threatening,” he said.
“By joining NATO, Finland will become part of the Alliance’s common defense and related security guarantees,” he said. The Prime Minister of Finland pointed out that there is a strong sense of solidarity in the European Union, but that it is not a defense alliance.
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