Sweden says it will seek NATO membership as the 'best way to protect' its security in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Finland and Sweden want to join NATO. Here's how it works and what comes nextFinland and Sweden are poised to end decades of neutrality by joining NATO, a dramatic evolution in European security and geopolitics sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In Sweden on Sunday, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced during a press conference her party's support for the country to apply to join NATO. A country does not technically"apply" to join; Article 10 of its founding treaty states that, once a nation has expressed interest, the existing member states"may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty ... to accede."
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