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Finland, Sweden submit application to join NATO
2022.05.18 09:26
FILE PHOTO: Flags wave outside the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday at allied headquarters, setting in motion an accession process that is expected to take only a few weeks.
Ratification of all 30 allied parliaments could take up to a year, diplomats say.
