Finland and Sweden Officially File To Join NATO

Finland and Sweden , Officially File To Join NATO.

Finland and Sweden , Officially File To Join NATO.

Fox News reports the two Nordic countries formally applied to join NATO on May 18.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, "I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO.

You are our closest partners.".

The 30 member countries belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will now take about two weeks to review the applications.

According to Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency intelligence officer and the author of 'Putin’s Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America,'.

"It’s an absolute certainty that NATO will approve Finland and Sweden’s application for membership.".

This will fundamentally transform the balance of power between Russia and the West, in Northern Europe, in favor of the alliance, Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency intelligence officer, via Fox News.

Russia’s nuclear-capable Iskander missile presents a serious threat to NATO forces, however, Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency intelligence officer, via Fox News.

Finland shares an 810-mile border with Russia.

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov previously said, "Finland's entry into NATO will become a threat to Russia." .

Fox News reports the Kremlin warned that nuclear warheads would be deployed to the border if the country joins NATO.

Fox News reports the Kremlin warned that nuclear warheads would be deployed to the border if the country joins NATO.

But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later asserted that Finland joining NATO "makes no difference."