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It’s been a banner week for Republicans and Democrats coming together in solidarity – with the overwhelming approval by the Senate for Sweden and Finland’s inclusion into NATO. This comes on the heels of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, which also had Republicans locking arms with their Democrat counterparts …

BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said stopping NATO’s expansion helped drive him to invade Ukraine. But on Thursday, Finland declared its unequivocal intention to join, not only upending Mr. Putin’s plan, but also placing the alliance’s newest prospective member on Russia’s northern doorstep. The declaration by …

The governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time next month despite threats from the Russian Govt.   Two newspapers, one Swedish, the other Finnish, confirmed the news.    Finnish newspaper Iltalehti said that the Swedish government has expressed a wish to Finland that they apply together in the …

Russia has warned NATO that if Sweden and Finland joined the military alliance then the Kremlin would have to bolster its nuclear defences in the Baltic.   ‘There can be no more talk of any nuclear-free status for the Baltic – the balance must be restored,’ said Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council.   ‘Naturally, …