Finland could decide on Nato membership ‘within weeks’

The Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe has said that there were “clear patterns” of violations of international humanitarian law by Russian forces in Ukraine.

Their findings came as Russia said that over one thousand Ukrainian troops had surrendered in the besieged port of Mariupol.

Meanwhile the international fallout from the war continued, as previously neutral Finland said it could decide whether to join NATO “within weeks”.

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