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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Friday that NATO will be sharing all information pertaining to the ongoing war in Ukraine with close partners Sweden and Finland.

In response to Russia's aggression, we have decided to strengthen our coordination and information-sharing with both countries.

The NATO foreign ministers gathered to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine with leaders from the European Union also in attendance.

As calls have mounted for the two Nordic countries to formally join the alliance, it came as a surprise. The closest partnership a nation can have with the alliance without being a member is with Sweden and Finland. Australia, Georgia, Jordan, and Ukraine will be selected in 2020.

The tier of their own within the EOPs has been considered for Helsinki and Stockholm. That is thanks to the sophistication of their militaries, the stability of their democratic political systems, and their critical geography of the Baltic Sea.

The two nations have a close relationship with NATO, but still maintain that their citizens don't want to join the alliance. According to the report, recent polls show that up to 53 percent of Finns now support joining NATO, compared to 19 percent in the previous year. Swedes are now in favor of joining the alliance at a higher rate than they were before the Russian annexation of the peninsula.

The situation in Ukraine will likely affect whether or not Sweden and Finland apply for NATO membership, and how quickly the alliance might admit them.

The NATO member-nations are considering increasing their military presence along the Eastern flank.

In response to Russian aggression towards Ukraine, the alliance has dedicated a considerable presence in countries including Poland, Romania, and Estonia, with over 130 fighter jets and over 200 ships positioned to protect the 1 billion citizens across its 30 member states from potential attack.

He said that they are considering a significant increase of their presence, both in troops and air defense. During the foreign ministers meeting on Friday, that discussion began and will continue when NATO defense ministers meet on March 16.

We have some time to think about it, but not a lot.

Georgia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are at risk of being attacked by the Russian armed forces and the alliance wants to step up its support. There is a broad agreement to increase support for national defense and security institutions.

NATO is not seeking a war with Russia, and foreign ministers on Friday rejected the idea of establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

We have a responsibility to ensure that the conflict does not spread beyond the borders of Ukraine. That would be even more devastating and dangerous.

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