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Strongmen in Turkey and Hungary Stall Unity in NATO and the E.U.

Russia benefits as Turkey slows down Swedish and Finnish applications to NATO and Hungary continues to block an E.U. embargo on Russian oil.

After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created new fears, and the Swedes, dragged along by Finland, are expected to apply, reluctantly, to join the alliance and its collective defense.

U.S. Embraces Finland’s Move Toward NATO Membership. What About Ukraine?

Ukraine has been considered too long on corruption and too short on democratic institutions to make membership likely for years, if not decades, to come.

8,000 British Troops to Join Allied Exercises in Eastern Europe, Official Says

The troops will serve in the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force, created in 2014 in response to Russia’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.

Putin Is Pushing Finland and Sweden Into NATO’s Arms

There is a window of opportunity for the two countries to join the alliance. They should seize it.