The Finnish and Swedish leaders (left and right, respectively) visited German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at his Meseberg retreat outside Berlin last week. Mr Scholz said the two countries can 'count on our support' if they decide to join NATO.
Daily Mail: Finland and Sweden will announce this weekend whether they will join NATO
* Finland set to announce entry bid on Thursday, with Sweden to follow on Sunday
* The historically neutral Nordic countries have U-turned since invasion of Ukraine
* Finland has 810-mile border with Russia, which accuses NATO of 'encirclement'
* Putin warned countries' accession will be met with 'military-technical' measures
* Kremlin has vowed to move nuclear missiles closer to Europe in event of entries
* NATO Secretary Gen. Stoltenberg: Finns and Swedes 'welcomed with open arms'
* Russia has taunted Finland with repeated airspace violations in the past few days
Finland and Sweden are set to reveal later this week whether they will join NATO.
The two Nordic countries have reversed decades of military neutrality since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Finland's president and the country's MPs will announce their decision on Thursday, with Sweden's ruling party set to follow suit on Sunday.
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Update #1: Sweden's ruling Social Democrats to decide on NATO on May 15 (Reuters)
Update #2: Explainer: All You Need To Know As Finland And Sweden Inch Closer To NATO (RFE)
WNU Editor: I expect Finland will announce this weekend that they will be joining NATO, and they will not hold a referendum on the issue. As for Sweden. I am not sure, but a very good friend of mine who is Swedish tells me that Stockholm will also make a request to join NATO
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