PentagonWASHINGTON, Apr 8 There is no possibility of states joining NATO, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. planning would have assumed the actual participation of Finland and Sweden in NATO. Finland and Sweden started talking about the possibility of abandoning their long-term neutrality and joining NATO against the backdrop of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted that the alliance would be glad to see Finland and Sweden in its ranks and provide them with the opportunity to quickly join. NATO expects Sweden and Finland to make their own decisions about possible membership in the coming «months and weeks,» US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said earlier. She added that the United States would welcome the accession of these countries to the alliance.
