Finland and Sweden will make NATO stronger.
Today, I signed the U.S. Instruments of Ratification, making the United States the 23rd Ally to approve their membership in NATO.
Earlier, I spoke with President Niinistö and Prime Minister Andersson to offer my congratulations and the United States' support as their countries move one step closer to joining the strongest alliance in the world: NATO.
Today, President Biden signed accession protocols for the admission of Finland and Sweden into NATO.
Necessitated by Putinâs brutal war on Ukraine, it represents a strategic failure for the Kremlin beyond measure.
Clear proof of Putinâs folly.
The FBI raid on Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida triggered shockwaves across Russia, with outraged Kremlin propagandists rushing to defend Trump and going so far as to predict that the raid will eventually spark a civil war in the U.S.
PHOTO: US President Joe Biden signs ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to join NATO, accompanied by Vice President Harris and the two countries' ambassadors
The US Senate voted 95-1 in favor of the Nordic states' accession last week
âĄïžEstonia PM calls on EU to stop issuing visas to Russian citizens.
Kaja Kallas called for the "end of tourism from Russia now" on Aug. 9. Visiting Europe is "a privilege, not a human right," Kallas said.
President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.'s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact.
After explosions rocked a Russian air base in occupied Crimea Tuesday, Ukrainian government officials warned the blasts were âjust the beginning,â and vowed to liberate the territory, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
President Biden today signed NATO accession protocols for Finland and Sweden, moving the defense alliance closer to adding two wealthy, militarily advanced members amid Russiaâs ongoing assault on Ukraine.
Footage of the massive strike on Saki airfield in Crimea, more than 200km from the front line. Beach-goers panicking as war returns to the peninsula annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Weekly reminder:
This is not a war between two legitimate parties. Russia had no justification to invade Ukraine. No NATO expansion, no CIA plot, no legitimate security interests, nothing.
Hence, not a single target is in any way a legitimate one for Russia in Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed documents endorsing Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the military alliance since the 1990s as it responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine 4/6