Ukraine Recap: Biden Says He ‘Fully’ Backs Sweden Joining NATO
Ukrainian servicemen on a tank at the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on July 3.
Photographer: Alex Babenko/AP Photos
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As NATO leaders prepare for a summit next week in Lithuania, President Joe Biden welcomed Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to the White House — and praised the prospect of his country joining the military alliance.
“The United States fully, fully, fully supports Sweden’s membership in NATO,” Biden said. NATO’s expansion is an unintended consequence for Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, but Sweden’s ascension remains blocked by unresolved demands from Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.