Finland To Join NATO Tuesday
An empty flagpole stands between the national flags of France and Estonia outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 3, 2023. Finland awaits an official green light to become the 31st member of the world's biggest security alliance as NATO foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday.
Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday as NATO foreign ministers gather in Brussels.
Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same.
A flag raising ceremony to add the Finnish flag to those of the other members will take place at NATO headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.
Russia is warning that it will bolster its defenses near Finland if NATO sends any troops to the country.
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