The president of NATO's newest member Finland told CBC News that the military alliance's 2 per cent defence spending commitment is 'self-evident' amid controversy over NATO members not meeting the target.
says that "an armed attack against one or more [NATO members] in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all."
"Finland maximizes its security and, surely, takes responsibility for others' security too," Niinistö said. "We have always felt some similarities with our societies, and we've have always had very good relations," Niinistö said, pointing out the two countries' shared focus on Arctic security.
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