By JARI TANNER
Associated Press
HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has knowledgeable his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the militarily non-aligned Nordic nation that shares a protracted border with Russia “will decide to apply for NATO membership in the coming days.” Niinisto’s workplace stated in an announcement that the Finnish head of state instructed Putin in Saturday’s cellphone dialog how completely Finland’s safety surroundings had modified after Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion on Ukraine, and pointed to Russia’s calls for on Finland refraining from searching for membership in NATO, the 30-member Western army alliance.