Sweden You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. NATO on Thursday, becoming its You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
Why it matters: The nordic nation's accession to the alliance marks another major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has claimed that Moscow invaded Ukraine in hopes of blocking the alliance's You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
- Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson handed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the final documentation in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to make the move official.
- "Thank you all Allies for welcoming us as the 32nd member," Kristersson said in a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. "We will strive for unity, solidarity and burden-sharing, and will fully adhere to the Washington Treaty values: freedom, democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. Stronger together."
- Finland officially You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. last April, which more than doubled NATO's borders with Russia.