The US expects Sweden and Finland to join NATO soon

The United States administration is confident that the formal admission of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will soon be completed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a joint press conference after talks with Finnish and Swedish counterparts at the State Department.

"Finland and Sweden are ready to become NATO allies. Their military has served side by side with US and NATO troops in Kosovo and Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya," the head of US diplomacy was quoted as saying in world media....