WASHINGTON, D.C.: After two centuries of nonalignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden was set to become the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday, a major step for a country once careful not to anger Russia.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is in Washington, where United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to ceremonially receive the ratification documents after the hard-fought battle to secure the approvals needed from all NATO members.
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