Finland’s flag was hoisted at NATO headquarters today, a historic moment that realigned Europe’s security architecture. It was also bittersweet: U.S. and other NATO officials had hoped Sweden would be entering the alliance at the same time.
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To mark the formal entrance of Finland, Blinken and his Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto, exchanged documents as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg looked on. Numerous foreign ministers welcomed Finland, but in the same breath expressed the urgent need for Sweden also to become a member.
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