Finland and Sweden , Officially File To Join NATO.<br />Finland and Sweden , Officially File To Join NATO.<br />Fox News reports the two Nordic countries formally applied to join NATO on May 18.<br />NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, <br />"I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and <br />Sweden to join NATO. You are our closest partners.".<br />The 30 member countries belonging to the <br />North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will now <br />take about two weeks to review the applications.<br />According to Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense <br />Intelligence Agency intelligence officer and the author of <br />'Putin’s Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America,'.<br />"It’s an absolute certainty that NATO will approve Finland and Sweden’s application for membership.".<br />This will fundamentally transform the balance of power between Russia and the West, in Northern Europe, in favor of the alliance, Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency <br />intelligence officer, via Fox News.<br />Russia’s nuclear-capable Iskander missile presents a serious threat to NATO forces, however, Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency <br />intelligence officer, via Fox News.<br />Finland shares an 810-mile border with Russia.<br />Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov previously said, "Finland's entry into NATO will become a threat to Russia." .<br />Fox News reports the Kremlin warned that nuclear warheads would be deployed to the border if the country joins NATO.<br />Fox News reports the Kremlin warned that nuclear warheads would be deployed to the border if the country joins NATO.<br />But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later asserted <br />that Finland joining NATO "makes no difference."
