ONE STEP CLOSER This June 30, 2022 file photo shows North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaking at a news conference at the end of the military alliance’s summit in Madrid, Spain. AP PHOTO
BRUSSELS: The process to ratify Sweden and Finland as the newest members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formally launched on Tuesday, its leader Jens Stoltenberg said, marking a historic step brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine.