Finland says NATO bid 'natural' after Russia invasionFinland's application to join NATO was the "natural step" to take following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic country's foreign minister told a conference in Bahrain on Saturday.All 30 NATO member states except Hungary and Turkey have ratified Finland's accession, which requires unanimous approval.The decision to apply for NATO membership is "a result of the drastic change in our security environment", Finland's top diplomat Pekka Haavisto told the annual Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain."And what would be more dramatic for a change than the attack of your neighbour towards a country of 50 million people?"On Friday, Finland unveiled a plan to increase security on its border with Russia, including a 200-kilometre (124-mile) fence."