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Ryan Fahey

US President Joe Biden urges Finland and Sweden to be allowed to join NATO

US President Joe Biden has urged Finland and Sweden to join NATO in a jibe at Russia.

Finland and Sweden say they have been spurred into joining NATO by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reversing generations of
military non-alignment to bring about the biggest shakeup in European security for decades.

President Joe Biden hosted Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, a chance for Washington to demonstrate that Russia's invasion has backfired, bringing about the very expansion of NATO that Moscow has said it was fighting to halt.

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