'We know how to use them,' Finland President Sauli Niinistö said, regarding the weapons systems Helsinki is giving Kyiv.
Finland gained independence in 1939 following what is known as the Winter War in which Moscow was dealt a bloody nose. Following a peace treaty in 1940, the countries clashed again in the Continuation War between 1941 and 1944.
In February, Niinistö compared the tensions before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine to pre-Winter War Finland, whenConcerned about the threat posed by Russia,Finnish membership of the alliance has been welcomed by Stoltenberg, although it requires unanimity among all its members, and so far, it has met with opposition from Turkey, which is also against Finland's neighbor, Sweden, joining.
Niinistö also said Tuesday that he expected the ratification to drag on and that the solution to the process"lies in the head of one man, that is of President Erdoğan." "That is being affected by the state of Turkey's [spring] elections and Turkey's internal politics," he said.
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