Sweden on Thursday formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the 32nd member of the trans-Atlantic military alliance. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christerson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided over a ceremony at which the document of Sweden's joining the alliance was officially presented to the State Department.
Blinken said that this is a historic moment for Sweden. This is historic for the alliance. This is the history of trans-Atlantic relations. Our NATO alliance is now stronger and bigger than ever.
The White House said that keeping Sweden as a NATO ally will make America and our allies even safer. The White House said, “NATO is the most powerful defensive alliance in the history of the world, and it is as important to ensuring the security of our citizens today as it was 75 years ago when our alliance was founded during World War II. ” a statement.