The Russian invasion.

Macron and von der Leyen. Aurelien Morissard / AP  

The Russian invasion. The outside world's response 

Swedish EU politician: Put pressure on China for weapons  

Several Swedish EU parliamentarians believe that during today's summit with China, the EU should press for Beijing not to supply weapons to Russia, reports Europaportalen.  

- Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen should make it clear that under no circumstances will the EU accept that China supports Putin's war in Ukraine, says environmentalist Jakop Dalunde.  

At the same time, all members surveyed think that the EU leaders should highlight the importance of human freedoms and rights when they meet Xi Jinping in China today. A balancing act that won't be easy, according to Christian Democrat David Lega. 

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto with Jens Stoltenberg and Anthony Blinken. Johanna Geron / AP

Russian invasionFinland's NATO membership   

New information: Finland in secret meeting with NATO the day after the invasion 

The very day after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, Finland announced to NATO that it was ready to become a member at short notice. This is what Dagens Nyheter's Mikael Holmström writes in a new edition of his book "The hidden alliance".  

On February 25, 2022, a high-ranking Finnish representative will visit the NATO headquarters in Brussels and deliver his message. Prior to this, the country has long looked towards NATO and had diplomatic relations, writes DN. 

- I think it is no coincidence that Finland raises its flag outside the NATO headquarters before Sweden, says Holmström.  

True Marine. Sergei Grits / AP 

Finland's NATO membership  

Hacker attack against Finland - Sanna Marin affected  

The Finnish Riksdag, former Prime Minister Sanna Marin and the Helsinki region's traffic have all been exposed to hacker attacks during the day, Finnish media reports.  

According to Yle, the Russian hacker group NoName 057(16) claimed responsibility. They write on their Telegram channel that the attacks are a response to Finland becoming a NATO member today.  

- We are sending Finland to NATO escorted by an overload attack, writes the group.