Finland and Sweden Consider Joining NATO as Russia-Ukraine War Continues
Finland and Sweden are considering joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a move which the Kremlin has cautioned “will not lead to more stability on the European continent,” according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
US officials expect Finland’s application as early as June while Sweden could follow. If approved, the Western alliance would expand to 32 members.
NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Canada along with several Western European nations including France and Belgium. Its original goal was to provide post-war security against the Soviet Union.
In response, Soviet Russia formed the Warsaw Pact—a military alliance of eastern European communist countries. The Warsaw Pact was disbanded following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Subsequently, several former Warsaw Pact countries including Hungary and the Czech Republic joined NATO...
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