New NATO member admits ‘sovereignty’ issue with US pactA military agreement with Washington comes at a cost, Helsinki has said
A new military cooperation agreement with Washington limits Helsinki’s sovereignty, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, advising that its ratification will therefore require a two-thirds majority in the parliament.
Finland joined NATO in April 2023, abandoning a decades-long policy of neutrality. It began negotiating a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US almost immediately, and signed it last December.