Finland and Sweden on Wednesday formally submitted applications to join the NATO trans-Atlantic military alliance, marking a radical change in the Nordic countries' security policy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the historic move at a ceremony in Brussels. "You are our closest partners, and your membership in NATO would increase our shared security."U.S. President Joe Biden also said in a statement that he "strongly" supports the applications and looks forward to working with NATO allies to "quickly …READ FULL ARTICLE
