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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Finland and Sweden Join NATO? Five Things to Know

File Photo: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, center, participates in a media conference with Finland s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde, right, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. AP

After decades of staying out of military alliances, Finland and Sweden are about to decide whether to apply to join NATO, as a deterrent against aggression from Eastern neighbor Russia.

The Nordic neighbors are expected to act in unison, with both expressing a desire for their applications to be submitted simultaneously if they decide to go that route, said AFP.

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