Sweden, Finland move toward NATO membership

5/16/22
 
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from The Washington Post,
5/15/22:

Swedish leaders moved Sunday to join Finland in ending a long-standing military nonalignment, paving the way for an application to join NATO and saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the European security landscape.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has endorsed admission for both countries and hailed a potential “historic moment.” Russia has cast any expansion of NATO as a threat

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