14 minutes agoBiden to meet with Finland, Sweden President to discuss NATO application
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)US President Joe Biden will meet with Finland's President Saul Niinsto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Washington on Thursday to discuss their NATO membership bids. The US is supporting the two countries' efforts to join the Western defence alliance. If they do, NATO [...]
The US is supporting the two countries' efforts to join the Western defence alliance.
If they do, NATO will increase to 32 members.
Turkey is rejecting the two countries' applications, accusing them of harboring anti-Turkish extremists.
But Great Britain and several other NATO countries have offered security guarantees to Finland and Sweden, while their applications are reviewed, pledging to help them in case they face aggression.
