Finland's NATO membership secured as President signs necessary legislation.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has signed into law the required national legal amendments needed for Finland to join NATO, pending approval from Turkey and Hungary, the only two of NATO’s 30 existing members that haven’t ratified its bid. Turkey's parliamentary committee approved Finland's NATO application, and ratification is expected before the country's presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14. Hungary is expected to approve Finland's accession on March 27. Finland and neighboring Sweden applied to become NATO members 10 months ago in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.