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Both Finland and Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year

Finland became the 31st member of NATO, completing a tumultuous process of accession sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that upended the European security landscape.

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly said Sweden should also now be admitted to the defence alliance.

Sweden's path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary as neighbour Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified in record time.

In 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was signed between the Soviet Union and Finland, providing a key basis for relations between the two states that was to last throughout the cold war. With memories of the 1939 “winter war” between the two still acute, the agreement…

Finland becomes the 31st member of the world’s largest military alliance as Sweden waits to join.