#Sweden and #Finland on Wednesday submitted simultaneous membership applications to the #NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization (#NATO), shifting both countries' long-held neutral stances and reflecting one of the most significant changes in #Europe's security architecture for decades.
#Russian President #VladimirPutin said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish NATO membership posed no threat to Russia, but cautioned that #Moscow would respond if the #Western alliance boosted #military infrastructure in the new #Nordic members.
