Finnish Defence Minister: "Finland's exit from NATO is not a subject of negotiations; Russia knows this, and even proposing such a thing is completely outrageous"

Finland has rejected a reported Russian demand that the country leave NATO as part of negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. According to Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen, Finland's membership in the alliance is not a subject of negotiations. "Such issues are by no means subject to negotiation. Russia knows this. Even proposing such a thing is completely outrageous," Häkkänen said.