Sweden and Finland started the application process for NATO member earlier this month, despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opposition. As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages, Ankara is out of sync with the rest of the alliance’s member states, who support NATO expansion. If the previously neutral Nordic states want to join the Washington-led group, … Read more
In the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sweden and Finland are said to have reached an agreement to join NATO. According to Swedish and Finnish newspapers, their respective governments have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time. They stated that the combined submissions will take place in the middle of May. The … Read more
According to a new poll, Sweden and Finland “should not require any encouragement” from the UK to join NATO. Sweden and Finland are on the verge of abandoning their neutrality and joining NATO in response to Russian officials’ repeated threats to deter opposition. While joining the alliance would ensure their security, experts warn that it could … Read more
As one of Putin’s closest supporters warned NATO on Thursday, if Sweden and Finland joined the US-led military alliance, Russia would set up a nuclear- and hypersonic-missile bastion in the middle of Europe. Both Finland and Sweden are contemplating joining NATO, which has a 1,300-kilometer (810-mile) land border with Russia. In the event that Sweden … Read more
