Russia has warned it will be 'forced to take retaliatory steps' if Finland goes forward with joining NATO after the Nordic country announced its support for joining the US-led military alliance. Follow here for live updates.

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s leaders said Thursday they’re in favor of rapidly applying for NATO membership, paving the way for a historic expansion of the alliance that could deal a serious blow to Russia as its military struggles with its war in Ukraine .

Russia has warned it will be 'forced to take retaliatory steps' if Finland goes forward with joining NATO after the Nordic country announced its support for joining the US-led military alliance. Follow here for live updates.

Finland and Sweden will submit their bids to join NATO together on Wednesday at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels.

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