Sweden and Finland on Wednesday formally applied to join NATO at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gave a short address alongside the Swedish and Finnish ambassadors to NATO, Axel Wernhoff and Klaus Korhonen.
“I warmly welcome requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO,” Stoltenberg said. “You are our closest partners, and your membership in NATO will increase our shared security.”
The Nordic countries’ move represents one of the most significant shakeups of Europe’s security architecture in decades.
Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February triggered a quick turnaround for the two Social Democrat prime ministers, Sweden’s Magdalena Andersson and Finland’s Sanna Marin, whose parties have long stressed neutrality and blocked joining NATO for
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