Biden says NATO now stronger than ever with Sweden and Finland
- US President Joe Biden says NATO is the strongest it has ever been since Sweden and Finland joined.
- He made the comments in a speech to the alliance’s leaders in Washington DC as its annual summit began.
- Speaking to Swedish Radio News in Washington, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson underlined the importance of European countries spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence.
For more on the NATO summit and the discussions around defence GDP, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Canada pledges billions for defence, falls short of NATO’s 2%, CBC News
Denmark: Denmark’s Arctic, North Atlantic focus: Canada among new defence attaché posts, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: US, Norwegian forces in Lapland for rapid reinforcement exercise, The Independent Barents Observer
Norway: Oslo looks to Brussels for strengthened security and defence, CBC News
Russia:Russia to begin artillery firing near Norway’s Grense Jakobselv, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Details behind Sweden’s NATO process revealed by negotiator, Radio Sweden
United States: White House releases U.S. Arctic strategy implementation plan, Eye on the Arctic
