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Russia Won’t Simply Put Up with NATO’s Nordic Expansion, Ryabkov Says
Russia said on Monday that the West should have no illusions that Moscow will simply put up with the Nordic expansion of the US-led NATO military alliance to include Sweden and Finland, casting the move as a mistake that would stoke military tension. Vladimir Putin, Russia's paramount leader sinc

Sweden to Bid for NATO Membership, Seeks to Overcome Turkey’s Objections
Sweden's government has formally decided to apply for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, setting it on the road toward ending military non-alignment that lasted throughout the Cold War. Sweden's governing Social Democrats dropped their 73-year opposition to joinin

Russian War Effort Runs into Diplomatic, Military Hurdles
Its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European nations moved closer to joining NATO. Finland announced Sunday that it was seeking to join the alliance, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly three months

Finland, Sweden Inch Closer to Seeking NATO Membership
Finland's government declared a "new era" is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden's governing party on Sunday backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Russia has long bristled about NATO moving closer to its borders, s
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