Sweden's entry into NATO shows Russia's "strategic debacle," says Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "Ukraine is fighting for its freedom, and for European freedom," added Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

“This is not the end of something for us, but the beginning,” Kristerson noted. Reproduction of this article is permitted under the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Treaty of Bucharest.