“We will explore the possibility of providing security guarantees for the period before Sweden and Finland join NATO by strengthening the alliance's presence in the Baltic region.
Of course, all decisions on this will be made in close cooperation with Finland and Sweden, ”TASS quotes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The Finnish government has previously made a formal decision to apply for membership in NATO.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called on the alliance to speed up the integration of Finland into its membership.
Finnish Minister of State Property and Relations with the EU Tytti Tuppurainen said that the Finnish authorities are ready for "all sorts of unpleasant measures" from Russia because of the country's plans to join NATO.