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Finland and Sweden will join NATO in the summer, writes The Times

NATO flag displayed at Alliance headquarters ahead of NATO Defense Ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 21 October 2021. REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol

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April 10 (Reuters) – Russia has made a “massive strategic blunder” as Finland and Sweden appear ready to join NATO as early as the summer, The Times reported Monday, citing officials.

The United States said NATO membership was a “topic of discussion and multi-session” for both Scandinavian countries during talks between the alliance’s foreign ministers last week, which were attended by Sweden and Finland, the report added.

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Report by Maria Ponejat in Bengaluru; Edited by Christopher Cushing

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