Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has confirmed that his country will formally apply for NATO membership.
芬兰总统绍利·尼尼斯托日前确认,芬兰将正式申请加入北约。
The announcement came after Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said they were in favor of NATO membership.
此前,尼尼斯托和芬兰总理桑娜·马林曾表示,他们支持芬兰加入北约。
Niinisto says Finland is ready to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss any concerns Ankara may have over its NATO membership.
尼尼斯托称,芬兰准备与土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安会晤,就安卡拉方面对芬兰加入北约可能产生的任何担忧进行讨论。
The development represents a major policy shift caused by Russia's assault on Ukraine.
这一事态的发展,表明俄罗斯进军乌克兰导致了政策发生重大转变。
Neighboring Russia previously said it would be a mistake for Helsinki to join the alliance.
芬兰邻国俄罗斯此前表示,赫尔辛基方面加入北约将是一个错误。
Moscow warned that Finland joining NATO would harm bilateral ties.
莫斯科方面警告称,芬兰加入北约将严重损害双边关系。
In the future, I have described that the Finnish-Russian relationship will change surely.
在未来,我已经说过,芬兰和俄罗斯的关系肯定会改变。
And I'm sure Russians think in the similar way.
我相信俄罗斯方面也是这么想的。
But like I said, there are daily questions where you have to be capable of co-operating.
但就像我说的,有些日常问题必须要合作才能解决。
When the interest is common, like in security of waters in the Gulf of Finland.
当有共同利益的情况下,比如说在芬兰湾水域安全的问题上。