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environment. finland takes the step of nato membership in order to strengthen not only its own security, but also in order to strengthen wider transatlantic security. this is not away from anybody. like you, mr. president, said nato is protective, not a threat to anybody. at the same time we must not forget that, at this very moment, the proud people of ukraine are fighting not only for their own freedom and democracy, but for our common security. finland, together with the eu and the united states, stands firmly behind ukraine. so, mr. president, once again, i want to thank you for ...

Consequential comments from the turkish president erdogan. he says he does not view it positively when asked about sweden and finland joining nato. >> obviously it's difficult to verify what exactly he's said, but the base case we have to look at is sweden and finland have always been in favor of turkish eu membership. i remember i was a young civil servant in the summit meeting in helsinki in 1999 when we opened the door in the eu and negotiations so in that sense i think -- i'm not convinced turkey is going to be a problem here. >> okay. let's look to the changes in finland because finland i...