Joe Biden signs NATO membership documents for Finland and Sweden

Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden has signed ratification documents to admit Sweden and Finland to NATO, bringing the northern European countries closer to joining the alliance.

The US Senate overwhelmingly backed the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden in a 95-1 vote last week.

"It was and is a defining moment I believe in the alliance and for the greater security and stability of not only Europe and the United States, but the world," he said of their entry into the post-World War II alliance.

Both countries began seeking NATO membership after the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.

"Putin thought he could divide us... weaken our resolve. Instead, he's getting exactly what he didn't want. He wanted the Finnishization of NATO, but he is getting the NATOization of Finland together with Sweden," said Biden. /CNA.al

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