On August 9, local time, U.S. President Biden signed the protocol for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, which will be submitted to NATO after Biden signs it.
Finland and Sweden originally pursued a military non-alignment policy, but formally applied to join NATO in May this year.
On July 5, NATO signed the Protocol of Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.
According to the procedures, NATO member states will approve the protocol according to their own procedures.
On August 3, the US Senate passed a resolution agreeing to the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.
The five eastward expansions of NATO after the Cold War did not make Europe any safer and sowed the seeds of conflict.
Russia has previously said that if Finland and Sweden join NATO, Russia will take appropriate measures to ensure security.
(Headquarters reporter Zhao Miao)