Turkey officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Thursday after two years of negotiations, dealing a blow to Russia as it looks to halt the organization’s expansion in Europe during its war in Ukraine.
Sweden's former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson after Sweden made its bid to join NATO, an effort ... [+]
Sweden, long known as a neutral party in European affairs, made a bid to join NATO in 2022, after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Its Scandinavian neighbor, Finland, joined NATO last April.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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