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Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, addresses the Swedish Parliament
Photo: Anders Wiklund / dpa
Finland's parliament has passed an application for the country's NATO membership by a large majority.
MEPs ended a two-day debate on Tuesday.
With the application, Finland is reacting to a changed security situation caused by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
Neighboring Sweden had already agreed to join NATO on Monday – Foreign Minister Ann Linde has already signed the application.
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