Great Britain expressed readiness to help Finland in case of armed aggression by the Russian Federation. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace during a visit to Helsinki..

According to the BBC, the British representative noted that Finland and Sweden do not need to be members of NATO in order to count on help from an ally if it is needed..

“It is impossible that Britain should not support Finland or Sweden if they are ever attacked.. And this is completely independent of the existence of any major formal agreement.. We are European countries and have the same values \u200b\u200band a deep, long history,” Wallace said..

The British Minister of Defense and representatives of the Finnish authorities did not bypass the topic of Finland's potential entry into NATO. Prime Minister Sanna Marin said that the key position of official Helsinki will be the speedy process of the country's accession to the Alliance.

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Earlier, the Swedish Foreign Ministry, which may also become a NATO member in the near future, said that Finland's entry into the Alliance is practically a resolved issue..

Note that a few years ago, the very idea of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bFinland joining NATO seemed unrealistic.. But Russia's massive invasion of Ukraine changed everything.. But is NATO ready to accept a new member After all, although Brussels is talking about the “open door” policy, for Ukraine this entrance turned out to be impregnable.. Read more about how the Finns are trying to protect themselves from the Russian military threat, read in the article by Alina Gritsenko "