Finland joins French nuclear umbrella amid European security push
- DEVELOPING STORY, Finland becomes 10th European state to sign up to military cooperation and nuclear deterrence initiative.
- Finland has agreed to join France’s Forward Deterrence Initiative, extending the coverage of the French nuclear deterrent to eleven European countries.
- The announcement came as part of a new strategic partnership between Finland and France, formalised by the countries’ foreign ministers in Helsinki on Monday.
Confirmed
- DEVELOPING STORY, Finland becomes 10th European state to sign up to military cooperation and nuclear deterrence initiative.
- Finland has agreed to join France’s Forward Deterrence Initiative, extending the coverage of the French nuclear deterrent to eleven European countries.
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- The announcement came as part of a new strategic partnership between Finland and France, formalised by the countries’ foreign ministers in Helsinki on Monday.
Sources: Al Jazeera, RFI