There are no signs that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wants peace and has changed his plans.

Now the entire civilized world is in a critical moment from the point of view of security.

This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Helsinki on Tuesday during a meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

According to him, the priority for Finland and Sweden is to join NATO "as soon as possible", pointing out that this is "the fastest process of joining in the history of the Alliance".

Stoltenberg says that the countries meet all the criteria for NATO membership and have fulfilled their obligations.

According to him, there are no demands from Budapest towards Finland and Sweden.

"It is time to complete the ratification," Stoltenberg said, referring to negotiations with Turkey, which has not ratified the accession protocol. 

He emphasized that NATO is making great efforts for Finland and Sweden to become members of the Alliance before the July summit in Vilnius, and that "it is in the interest of the organization that this should happen at the same time."

Finland and Sweden submitted their applications to NATO last May in response to Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine.

To date, 28 out of 30 countries have ratified their accession protocols.

Only Turkey and Hungary did not do this. 

According to the latest data, Hungarian parliamentarians should consider ratification in mid-March.

Trilateral Finnish-Swedish-Turkish negotiations should also continue in March.

The Prime Minister of Finland also indicated the need for further military support to Ukraine.

"The more and faster we deliver heavy weapons, the sooner the war will end," she admitted.

Marin added that "the future of Ukraine is in NATO and the EU, but now the most important thing is that it survives as an independent state."

It will be recalled that official Washington also believes that

 Finland and Sweden are ready for membership in the Alliance. 

Earlier, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbok 

called on Turkey and Hungary to ratify the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.

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