NATO's deputy secretary general said on Sunday that if the two Nordic countries apply to join the military alliance, they will be welcomed.
The two countries are already close partners of NATO, according to Mircea Geoana, when he arrived at the informal meeting of foreign ministers in Berlin.
I am confident that if these two countries decide to apply for membership in NATO, we will be able to welcome them and find all the conditions for consensus to be met.
Turkey is an important ally because its President has cast doubt on Sweden's membership.
They expressed concerns that are addressed and discussed with friends and allies.
Turkey joined NATO in 1952 and has the second-largest military in the alliance.
On Thursday, the leaders of Finland and Sweden called for NATO membership without delay, and it's likely that they will follow suit soon.
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Ukrainian servicemen shot down a Russian drone in March.
Aris Messinis is pictured.
According to an intelligence estimate from the British government, Russia probably lost a third of its ground combat force in the invasion of Ukraine.
The U.K. Ministry of Defence says that Russia failed to achieve substantial territorial gains over the past month while sustaining high levels of attrition.
The Russian Ministry of Defense did not respond to CNBC's request for comment.
Russian drones have been vulnerable to Ukrainian anti-air capabilities, according to the British assessment.
A Russian attempt to cross the Donets River in eastern Ukraine last week was repelled by Ukrainian defenders. The video shows burnt out vehicles and a destroyed bridge.
The British ministry said that low Russian morale and reduced combat effectiveness are making it harder to plan an offensive.
The British ministry said that Russia is unlikely to accelerate its rate of advance over the next 30 days.
Ted Kemp.
The Kalush Orchestra won the contest.
Kalush Orchestra, a hip hop and Ukrainian folk music group, made a plea during the contest to help the people trapped in a steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine.
According to an NBC News translation of Zelenskyy's remarks, he said that any victory is important for the country.
The winner of the contest is determined by a complicated voting system, as performers from different countries compete in the contest. The finale was held in Italy.
Sky News says that more than 180 million people watched the finale.
Ted Kemp.
A police officer is in a school gymnasium after the village was liberated by Ukrainian troops.
Dimitar Dilkoff is pictured.
The Ukrainian military said Saturday that Russian troops were withdrawing from around the second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks.
Russian forces were withdrawing from the northeastern city of Kharkiv and focusing on guarding supply routes in order to deplete Ukrainian forces and destroy fortifications, according to the Ukrainian military.
The defense minister said that the war was entering a new phase.
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Christopher Steele, a former MI6 officer and author of the Russian dossier on Donald Trump, told Sky News that his sources have said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seriously ill.
Steele, who ran the Russia desk at MI6 in London between 2006 and 2009, said that Putin is seriously ill.
His comments came after Major General Budanov of the Ukrainian military said that a coup was underway to remove Putin from office.
CNBC couldn't independently verify these remarks.
Sky News has a full report here.
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The Kalush Orchestra performs the song "Stefania" at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest. For the 66th time, the international music competition is taking place.
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The Kalush Orchestra performed in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night and made a plea to free people trapped in a besieged steel mill in a strategic Ukrainian port city.
Please help Mariupol. The band's front man, Oleh Psiuk, spoke to a live crowd of some 7,500, many of whom gave a standing ovation, and a global television audience of millions.
The plea to free the remaining Ukrainian fighters trapped beneath the Azovstal plant by Russians served as a somber reminder that the hugely popular and at times flamboyant Eurovision song contest was being played out against the backdrop of a war on Europe's eastern flank.
President Zelenskyy was rooting for the Ukrainian band.
Zelenskyy said that any victory is important for us today. Glory be to Ukraine!
Millions of people watched on television or streamed around the world as Kalush Orchestra performed in the final of the European Song Contest in the northern city of Turin.
The group that mixes traditional Ukrainian rhythms, costumes and dance moves with contemporary hip hop is a 60% chance of winning according to the bookmakers.
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