Finland and Sweden handed over their NATO applications this morning to a beaming Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who hailed the 'historic moment' and urged all 30 allies to quickly ratify the Nordic countries' membership.
galvanized Finland and Sweden, two historically non-aligned countries, to join the defensive alliance.in the Nordic countries shot up virtually overnight after the start of the invasion.
Russia has responded to their potential memberships with half-veiled threats, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning Finland that it "could have a negative effect" on relations. Russia's Foreign Ministry warned last week that Moscow would "take retaliatory steps, both of a military-technical and other nature" if Finland applies.to its Kaliningrad enclave if Sweden and Finland join.that Finland is seeking NATO membership because the invasion of Ukraine proved that the Kremlin does not respect officially non-aligned countries.
"What we see now, Europe, the world, is more divided," Niinistö said. "There's not very much room for non-aligned in between."Secretary of State Tony Blinken is set to meet with his Turkish counterpart in New York on Wednesday after TurkeyPresident Biden will meet with the leaders of Finland and Sweden on Thursday.
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