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NATO invited two neutral nations to join the military alliance on Wednesday in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The NATO Secretary-General is in Madrid.
Turkey dropped its objection to the Nordic countries joining the alliance a day after they submitted their applications.
In a joint statement released during the ongoing summit of NATO leaders in Madrid, the heads of state of NATO countries said that the accession of Sweden and Finland would make them safer.
The NATO statement said that Russia was the most significant and direct threat to the alliance's security.
The United States and Canada are not included in NATO due to being in Europe.
How Russia reacts to NATO accessions. Despite its loud opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine, the Kremlin has not commented on the two countries joining the alliance. On May 14, Putin said the NATO accession would hurt Russia's relationship with the Nordic countries, but two days later he said he had no problems with the countries.
NATO members need to approve a new country into the alliance. The president of Turkey said last month that he would reject applications from countries that harbor terrorists. Turkey and the Nordic countries reached an agreement Tuesday. NATO will increase the number of its high-readiness troops to 300,000, a six-fold increase from its current forces, according to the alliance's secretary general.
Turkey has objected to NATO, but now it's closer to joining the alliance.
The cut for NATO was made by Sweden andFinland after a coffee break.
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