Stronger together." Flashback: Galvanized by Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in May 2022. Finland officially joined the alliance last April ...

For one thing, an angry Putin poses a nuclear threat — not just to Finland and Sweden, but to all of NATO. And for both Nordic countries, even if and when the "immediate perceived Russian threat ...

"Finland and Sweden, as well as other neutral countries, have been participating in NATO military exercises for many years," Lavrov continued. "NATO takes their territory into account when ...

After nearly two years of negotiations, Sweden follows Finland, which was accepted into NATO last year. The countries applied to join at the same time in May 2022, but Hungary and Turkey both ...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth says European security no longer a priority for the US as it faces threats to homeland ...

The accession of Sweden and Finland will also "enable Nato to look at northern Europe as one big region, without a gaping hole in the map," Swedish ... The Nordic country’s flag will be raised ...

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has urged member countries ... and Estonia. Finland - which has a 1,340km (832 mile) land border with Russia - joined in April 2023. Sweden became a member ...