Sweden and Finland formally apply to join Nato: 'A historic step'
Guardian, 18 May 2022
Sweden and Finland have formally submitted their applications to join the Nato military alliance, confirming a radical redrawing of Europe’s security landscape triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, accepted the Nordic neighbours’ membership applications at the headquarters of the US-led defensive alliance in Brussels. 'I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join Nato,' Stoltenberg told the two countries’ ambassadors, hailing the occasion as 'a historic step'