NATO expansion

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2022. RIA Novosti Host Photo Agency/Alexander Vilf via REUTERS
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Putin: Russia will respond if NATO sets up infrastructure in Finland, Sweden

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division walk towards an airbase, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near Arlamow, Poland, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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US to boost military presence in Europe as NATO bolsters its eastern flank

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool/File Photo
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Sweden's Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attends a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
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Sweden and Finland submit formal applications to join NATO

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2022. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS
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Putin sees no threat from NATO expansion, warns against military build-up

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks up during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks, in Moscow, Russia, 7 February, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Putin says Russia will respond if NATO bolsters Sweden, Finland militarily

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a news conference at the European Council Building at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 17, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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French President Macron backs Sweden's decision to join NATO- Elysee

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov speaks during a news briefing on SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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Russia will not 'simply put up with' NATO's Nordic expansion

Social democrats minister Sanna Marin speaks to the media after she was elected as the new Prime Minister of Finland in the session of the Finnish Parliament in Helsinki, Finland, December 10, 2019. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via Reuters Finland Out
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Finnish PM says NATO decision will focus on safety of citizens

A NATO flag is seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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NATO membership would strengthen Nordic defence, Swedish defence minister says

Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Growing majority of Swedes back joining NATO, opinion poll shows

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What Finland can offer NATO

A NATO flag is seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Finland, Sweden weigh up pros and cons of NATO membership