Secretary of State Blinken says NATO is 'more united than it's ever been' with Sweden now close to joining the alliance.
July 11, 2023, 8:59 AMABC News
On the eve of the summit in Vilnius, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden’s NATO accession documents to's Parliament for approval "as soon as possible," one of the last steps in the membership process.
Ukraine is also pushing hard for NATO membership, though Biden made clear over the weekend that he doesn't believe the country is ready to join the alliance. Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, marking their third face-to-face meeting this year.
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