www.zerohedge.com BY TYLER DURDEN
On Thursday Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson met Joe Biden at the White House, where the US President hailed the “momentous” NATO applications of the once-neutral countries.
“Today I’m proud to welcome and offer the strong support in the United States for the applications of two great democracies, and two close, highly capable partners to join the strongest, most powerful defensive alliance in the history of the world,” Biden said while standing alongside the two leaders in the Rose Garden.
“They meet every NATO requirement and then some,” Biden emphasized, adding “having two new NATO members in the high north will enhance the security of our alliance.”
The visit came as Turkey’s Erdogan is still pledging to resist their path to membership. “We have told our relevant friends we would say ‘no’ to Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO, and we will continue on our path like this,” Erdogan stressed in fresh Thursday remarks.