Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Sunday "more weapons and other aid is on the way to Ukraine".

Russia says it would take precautionary measures if NATO deployed nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to the country's border. 

Russia is likely to suspend electricity supplies to Finland this weekend as Helsinki seems adamant about pursuing its ambitious bid of joining the US-led NATO military alliance amid the raging war in Ukraine.

Security experts warn that further confrontation between the West and Russia seems inevitable as Finland looks set to become the 31st member of the NATO military alliance.

The US and some European governments say they will support Finland and Sweden in their bid to join the NATO military alliance amid the raging war in Ukraine.

Russia says a Finnish entry into NATO would "definitely" pose a threat to Russia, that would force the Kremlin to respond.

Finland's leaders say they are in favor of applying for NATO membership "without delay," apparently prompted by Russia's military offensive against Ukraine.

The conflict in Ukraine has raised the prospects of an all out confrontation between nuclear armed states with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, warning of the likelihood of World War III breaking out.

Swedish foreign minister Ann Linde says Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, raising the expectation that both countries will join the military alliance despite Moscow’s warnings.

Finland and Sweden will be welcomed to NATO with open arms and their accession process will expectedly take place quickly if they decide to join the Western military alliance, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says.