Russia War Is 'Close'—Finland Presidential Candidate

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NATO's newest member has a formidable military of its own, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 prompted Finns and neighboring Swedes into a historic security realignment. Helsinki joined the alliance last April. Stockholm is due to follow imminently. It's very important that NATO is ready and focused to react if any kind of threat towards Finland or Sweden, Haavisto said. Popular opinion in Russia will start to turn more and more against the war, step by step. But it will take time, and we have to have patience. This presidential race is Haavisto's third tilt at the office, with the 65-year-old having lost out as runner-up to Niinistö in the 2012 and 2018 contests. This year, Haavisto, who first entered parliament in 1985, is running a close second to rival Stubb in the latest polls, with the men expected to be the two candidates that progress to next month's run-off.

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