Flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden. Archival photoPRAGUE, 28 SepSlovak President Zuzana Caputova ratified the protocol on accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, TA3 TV channel reported, citing presidential spokesman Martin Strizinec. «Both Scandinavian countries with their accession and defense capabilities will further strengthen the alliance and thereby increase our common security. I am glad to have our new allies,» Chaputova quotes the statement made after the signing of the documents. />The US Ambassador told when Finland and Sweden can be accepted into NATOFinland and Sweden, against the backdrop of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, on May 18 handed over to the NATO Secretary General applications for joining the alliance. At first, Turkey blocked the start of the process of considering these applications, but on June 29, Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed a security memorandum that takes into account all of Ankara's concerns. Turkey, in turn, withdrew its objections to the entry of these two European countries into NATO.
