US President Joe Biden at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 28 U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Finland, Sweden and Turkey on the signing of the tripartite memorandum that paves the way for NATO expansion, noting that the move will strengthen the alliance and its collective security. Tuesday in Madrid, Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed a memorandum in the field of security, which takes into account all the concerns of Ankara. Turkey, in turn, withdrew its objections to the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO. My congratulations to Finland, Sweden and Turkey on the signing of the trilateral memorandum is an important step towards inviting Finland and Sweden to join NATO, which will strengthen our alliance and its collective security, and a great start to the summit,» Biden tweeted. . The American leader himself is on a visit to Madrid, where the NATO summit is taking place these days. Moscow has repeatedly noted that the alliance is aimed at confrontation. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov emphasized, further expansion of the bloc will not bring greater security to Europe. At the same time, he does not consider the entry of Sweden and Finland into this organization an existential threat to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that abandoning the traditional policy of Helsinki's military neutrality would be a mistake, since there are no threats to Finland. expressed support for the invitation of Finland and Sweden to NATO
