[HIGHLIGHTS] Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of neutrality in setback for Russia

Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of neutrality in setback for Russia. “Good things take time,” said the US Secretary of State in a ceremony with the Swedish Prime Minister.

Kristersson will visit the White House this Thursday and will then be a guest of honor at President Joe Biden's address to Congress on the State of the Union. The White House indicated that having Sweden as a NATO ally “will make the United States and our allies even safer”