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Updated Mar 30, 2023, 5:16pm EDT
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Finland cleared to join NATO after Turkey's approval

Turkish and Finnish presidents
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Finland has been cleared to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after Turkey's parliament ratified its membership.

The approval means Finland's 830-mile direct border with Russia will now have NATO protection.

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