19 May 2022 By Know Muslim
In the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden reaffirmed strong support for Finland and Sweden's request to join NATO on Wednesday, and promised US support in the event of "violence" during the application process.
In a statement, Biden said he was looking forward to "working with the US Congress and our NATO allies to quickly bring Finland and Sweden into the strongest defensive alliance in history." He will welcome Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to the White House on Thursday.
"I warmly welcome and strongly support the historic applications," Biden said.
Historically non-aligned, Sweden and Finland have reversed their positions in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an incident that dramatically changed public opinion in favour of joining the alliance.
Reference : https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/historic-joe-bidens-support-for-finland-sweden-nato-bid-2988722