Finland's parliament backs lifting total ban on nuclear weapons

Finland dropped decades of military non-alliance to join NATO in April 2023 in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. #EuropeNews

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Finland's parliament voted to lift a total ban on nuclear weapons on Wednesday, to bring the country in line with NATO's deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023.

The bill will permit nuclear weapons to be brought, transported, supplied, or possessed in Finland where the country's military defence requires it.

While 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it, with another 13 absent from the chamber. Now that it has been approved by parliament it only requires the approval of the president.

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