Sweden, which officially became NATO’s 32nd member last year ... mission is a direct result of the country’s decision to join the alliance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Sweden on Tuesday formally applied to join NATO, the country's SVT and TV4 news channels reported. Both outlets published footage of Foreign Minister Ann Linde signing what they said was the ...

NATO continues to prepare for military exercises involving the United States this year and beyond, the alliance said.

“The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them safer, NATO stronger ... The EU formally accepted Ukraine as a candidate to join the bloc on Thursday, over four months after Russia ...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday added European Union membership o the list of demands he wants fulfilled in exchange for finally backing Stockholm's accession to NATO. Speaking ...

Finland became a member in 2023 and Sweden joined in 2024 ... giving a timeline — since at least 2008. Kyiv officially applied to join NATO in 2022, after Russia’s invasion.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -NATO's newest member Sweden plans to contribute up to eight Jas Gripen fighter jets to the defence alliance's air policing in Poland, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard ...

The organization has since grown to 32 members across North America and Europe, with Sweden the latest to join. April 4, 2024 marked NATO’s 75th anniversary, and the alliance gathered July 9-11 ...