Biden: Meets at White House with leaders of Sweden and Finland on NATO membership

THE Joe Biden is going to meet with its leaders Sweden and her Φινλανδίαςas the two countries now want to join NATO and leave the neutrality regime because of war in Ukraine.

The meeting with the American president will take place at the White House on Thursday (19/5)where Biden, the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson and the Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will also discuss “the European securityas well as strengthening close cooperation us on a number of global issues and support for UkraineAs announced by a representative of the US government.

It is noted that a little earlier The Finnish Parliament has approved the application for membership in NATO, while the Swedish Foreign Minister signed the relevant document live.

Lavrov: It does not make much difference

THE Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrovsaid that Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO “may not make much difference” as the two countries have long participated in the Alliance’s military exercises.

In particular, he stated that “Finland and Sweden, as well as other neutral countries, have been participating in NATO military exercises for many years. NATO calculates their territory when plans military expansion to the east. “Let’s see how their territory will be used in practice within the framework of the North Atlantic Alliance.”


Source: News Beast

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