Sweden joined NATO formally Thursday in a historic enlargement of the navy alliance.
The historic enlargement of the navy alliance — Finland additionally joined final 12 months — was set in movement by Russia’s struggle in Ukraine. Sweden and Finland each put apart years of navy nonalignment to hunt safety inside NATO after Russia’s invasion in 2022. Their membership is anticipated to strengthen NATO’s capabilities within the excessive north and the Baltic Sea.
NATO member nations and allies, together with the US, have offered Ukraine with greater than $175 billion price of navy, monetary and humanitarian help since Russia’s invasion.