Earlier, at the same conference, Finland’s minister for European affairs and property management deplored the “political game” surrounding NATO accession processes and warned that Europe is “too dependent” on the United States for defence.
“It is sad to see the extent to which the ratification process has been played out politically. An alliance that relies essentially on the principle of the three musketeers – one for all, all for one – and that cannot quickly ratify the membership of two candidates that unequivocally strengthen it, has a problem,”
Portugal Resident, 3 augusti