Sweden's national flag has been raised at NATO headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, and in Brussels, Belgium to cement the Nordic country's place as the 32nd member.

Today’s main threat — though not the only one — is the Soviet Union’s successor state, Russia. ... Protesters burn Sweden’s flag during a demonstration in Karachi, ...

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked.

A member of protocol arranges the Swedish flag as protocol prepare for a flag raising ceremony to mark the accession of Sweden at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, March 11, 2024. A Russian ...

With the addition of Sweden to NATO, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia finds himself facing an enlarged and motivated alliance. By Steven Erlanger Sweden formally joined NATO on Thursday ...

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, sparked Sweden and its neighbour Finland – which shares a 1,340km (832-mile) border with Russia – to apply to join NATO.

Sweden said Saturday it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet ” of aging ships.. The government in Stockholm ...

Russia uses its shadow fleet to transport oil and gas, or to carry stolen Ukrainian grain. The European Union has now targeted almost 350 of the ships in total in sanctions packages, most recently ...

Sweden says it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of aging ships May 31, 2025 By Associated Press ...