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A U.S. Chinook helicopter passes by during a joint military exercise called "Balikatan", Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, at Capas, Tarlac province, northern Philippines, on Friday, April 14, 2023. The Biden administration on Thursday, May 11, approved an $8.5 billion sale of Chinook helicopters to NATO ally Germany. The approval comes as the war in Ukraine continues to tax the military stocks of Western countries but is not directly related to the conflict. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) **FILE**

U.S. approves $8.5 billion sale of Chinook helicopters to Germany

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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts, the public broadcasters of four Nordic countries said in a joint investigation published Wednesday, April 19. Swedish news agency TT quoted Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as saying he wasn’t surprised by the revelation of Russia's alleged “illegitimate information gathering.” (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP, file)

Swedes tighten terror laws, likely to help NATO membership

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A view of a dome of the Senate Palace in the Moscow Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight. The Kremlin on Wednesday decried the alleged attack attempt as a "terrorist act" and said Russian military and security forces disabled the drones before they could strike. (AP Photo)

Alleged Putin ‘assassination’ attempt reflects rising nerves on both sides

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on weak NATO as a paper tiger with China by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

NATO is a paper tiger against China

By Jed Babbin

A Ukrainian soldier prepares to fire his machine gun in a dugout on the frontline in the village of New York, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Clock ticking on Ukraine’s spring offensive as Biden admin in delicate holding pattern

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, arrives for a press statement prior to the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

NATO chief Stoltenberg: Ukraine will eventually be part of alliance, but first must defeat Russia

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, is greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Kremlin fumes as NATO chief visits Kyiv, says Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and Sweden's Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson, hold a joint press conference at the Muskö Naval Base, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Lloyd Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

A Russian border guard officer walks at Pelkola border crossing point in Imatra, south-eastern Finland, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence

By Kostya Manenkov and Sergei Grits - Associated Press

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, in Rome, Monday, May 3, 2021. The Vatican Museums reopened Monday to visitors after a shutdown following COVID-19 containment measures. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Finnish president: Joining NATO won’t solve all our problems

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An F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vt, Sept. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

NATO member Romania pushes to buy U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets

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Jakov Milatovic, center left, leader of the Europe Now movement, celebrates in his headquarters in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Milatovic, an economy expert and political novice, won the presidential runoff election on Sunday, defeating the pro-Western incumbent who has been in power for more than three decades in the small NATO member nation in Europe, the candidates and polls said.(AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Jakov Milatovic, political novice, confirmed victorious in Montenegro election

By Predrag Milic - Associated Press

In this image provided by U.S. Transportation Command, a stevedore sits in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle before loading it onto the ARC Wallenius Wilhemsen Jan. 25, 2023, at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, S.C. After months of agonizing, the U.S has agreed to send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a spring offensive to retake territory Russia captured last year, U.S. officials said Thursday, confirming that the new weapons will have roughly double the range of any other offensive weapon provided by America. (Oz Suguitan/U.S. Transportation Command via AP) **FILE**

New U.S. warehouse center in Poland to store tanks, Bradleys for future fights

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo dated May 5, 2011, a Finnish Air Force Hawk aircraft in flight. (lmavoimat/Lehtikuva via AP, File)

Finland joins NATO as members deploy aircraft to Europe to test readiness

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, hands over his nation's accession document to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Finland joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

Finland joins NATO; Sweden’s membership still uncertain amid Turkey’s objections

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, shakes hands with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, after handing over his nation's accession document during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Finland joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Standing alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (center), Mr. Blinken quipped that the alliance can thank Russian President Vladimir Putin for Finland’s decision to join NATO. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

Biden welcomes Finland into NATO, presses allies to ratify Sweden’s bid

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

NATO and Finland flags flutter over the building of Ministry of Internal Affairs in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Finland prepared to make its historic entry into NATO Tuesday, a step that doubles the Western alliance’s border with Russia and ends decades of non-alignment for the Nordic nation. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Finland set to join NATO, dealing major blow to Russia

By Lorne Cook and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Social Democratic Party is presented flowers during an election party in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Finland's center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory with 97.7% of votes counted in an extremely tight three-way parliamentary race. They appeared to beat the ruling Social Democrats led by Prime Minister Sanna Marin. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Finland turns to the right as country prepares to enter NATO

By Jari Tanner and David Keyton - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference, ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says

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Finland's President Sauli Niinisto signs Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday March 23, 2023. The Finnish president has sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. The president's move Thursday means Finland is now awaiting approval from Turkey and Hungary, the only two of NATO’s 30 existing members that haven’t ratified its bid. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s NATO membership: What’s next?

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