“A major political decision was made to invite Sweden and Finland.
The formal signing of the accession protocol will take place on Tuesday in the presence of the Finnish and Swedish foreign ministers, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
The protocol is an addition to the agreement and becomes part of it after signing.
The document allows the invited country to become a member of NATO.
On June 29, the leaders of the member countries of the alliance decided to invite Sweden and Finland to become members of the military association.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the country will be forced to respond mirror to the possible deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after the countries join the alliance.