Commentary
NATO has 30 members. By the end of June, the roster may grow to 32, should Finland and Sweden join.
The Nordic duo has fans. On April 29 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the House Foreign Affairs Committee America will “strongly support” NATO membership for Sweden and Finland. On April 28 Jans Stoltenberg, a Norwegian and NATO’s secretary-general since October 2014, told international press that “Finland and Sweden are our closest partners, they are strong, mature democracies, EU members, and we have worked with Finland and Sweden for many, many years.”
Stoltenberg added: “We know that their armed forces meet NATO standards, are interoperable with NATO forces. We train together, we exercise together …”
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