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Finland's President Sauli Niinisto makes a point during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year’s end, they could stand among the alliance’s ranks. Russia’s war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic countries. They are already NATO’s closest partners, but should Russia respond to their membership moves they might soon need the organization’s military support. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File)

Finland’s president to Putin: We will apply to join NATO

By Jake Tanner - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Erdogan has reiterated that Ukraine and Russia appear to be making progress on four issues being negotiated for an end of the fighting but differences remain on two other key issues. Speaking to a group of reporters on his return from a NATO summit late Thursday, March 24, 2022, Erdogan said Kyiv has expressed readiness to give up on its wish to join NATO, is ready to accept Russian as an official language, and can also accept "certain concessions" concerning disarmament and "collective security." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, FILE)

Turkish leader Erdogan pours cold water on NATO membership for Finland, Sweden

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Donetsk People Republic Emergency Situations Ministry employees clear rubble at the side of the damaged Mariupol theater building during heavy fighting in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo)

Live updates | Zelenskyy: No one can predict length of war

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

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Boycott, penalize Western corporations still operating in Russia

By Christian Josi

Reservists of the Karelia Brigade shoot with live rounds during the Etel'-Karjala 22 (South Karelia 22) local defence exercise in Taipalsaari, south-eastern Finland, on March 9, 2022. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year's end, they could stand among the alliance's ranks. Russia's war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic countries. They are already NATO's closest partners, but should Russia respond to their membership moves they might soon need the organization's military support. (Lauri Heno/Lehtikuva via AP)

Russia fumes as NATO leaders welcome Finland bid to join alliance

By David R. Sands and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Reservists of the Karelia Brigade shoot with live rounds during the Etel'-Karjala 22 (South Karelia 22) local defence exercise in Taipalsaari, south-eastern Finland, on March 9, 2022. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year's end, they could stand among the alliance's ranks. Russia's war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic countries. They are already NATO's closest partners, but should Russia respond to their membership moves they might soon need the organization's military support. (Lauri Heno/Lehtikuva via AP)

Why Finland, Sweden joining NATO will be big deal

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

A boy from Siversk looks though the window of a bus during evacuation near Lyman, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

Britain pledges to defend Sweden if it’s attacked

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

Emergency workers prepare to remove the bodies of Russian soldiers in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, participates in a media conference with Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde, right, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Jan. 24, 2022. The question of whether to join NATO is coming to a head in Finland and Sweden, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered the long-held belief that remaining outside the military alliance was the best way to avoid trouble with their giant neighbor. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)

Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week

By Karl Ritter - Associated Press

A destroyed house is seen in Malaya Rohan, a village retaken by Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) ** FILE **

Stoltenberg says NATO will protect Sweden, Finland during application phase if they join alliance

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times