The Finnish government is planning to propose the country's NATO membership on Sunday.

This is what Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters at a press conference in Helsinki on Thursday.

According to foreign media, the Telegraph reports, the proposal will then be put to a parliamentary vote with a plenary session scheduled for Monday morning.

And Haavisto noted that it was "important to get through a proper parliamentary debate."

The Finnish Foreign Minister said that the Russian aggression in Ukraine had "greatly changed the security landscape in Europe", adding that he also changed public opinion on NATO membership.

"Thus, for the first time ever, most Finns support NATO membership," he said.

Haavisto told reporters that his country is in close contact with the Swedish Foreign Ministry as Sweden also considers NATO membership.

He added that he is in talks with European partners and the UK as the applicant countries are not covered by security guarantees.

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Telegraphy

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