After Finland: 4 countries seek to join NATO

In May last year, Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO, and Finland finally joined, but Turkey refuses to agree to Sweden's accession due to security allegations.

There are many countries seeking to join NATO during the coming period.

Will Ukraine join NATO?

 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky believes that Ukraine has “proved its compliance with the alliance’s standards.”

After Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated in the Kremlin hall the annexation of 4 Ukrainian provinces in late September of last year, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky responded by announcing that his country would apply to join NATO, by submitting an urgent request to join.

But the president's dilemma is not that Ukraine does not meet the criteria, but that it is currently at war with Russia. Therefore, Ukraine is not expected to join soon, despite the alliance's "open door" policy, which means welcoming any country that has achieved the necessary standards.

Georgia and opportunities to join NATO

According to the official NATO website, Georgia is one of the alliance's closest partners, and aspires to join it in the future. Over time, a range of cooperation efforts have developed between NATO and Georgia, supporting internal reform efforts and cooperation in scientific fields.

Moldova and ambition to join

Russia has repeatedly warned Moldova against military cooperation with the West, considering that the former Soviet country is under its influence, but the pro-Western Moldova believes that joining NATO will serve as a deterrent to Russia against any future invasion.

Will Sweden join NATO?

In May last year, Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO, and Finland finally joined, but Turkey refuses to agree to Sweden's accession due to security allegations.

Sweden criticizes Turkey for violations of human rights and democratic norms, which has angered politicians in Ankara.

  Turkey says Stockholm harbors members of what Ankara considers terrorists, an accusation Sweden denies, and has demanded that Turkey hand them over as a step towards ratifying Sweden's membership in the military alliance.

Finland joins NATO 

Yesterday, Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), becoming the 31st member of this system, after a policy of military non-alignment it adopted for three decades, which constitutes a strategic turning point for the alliance that angered Russia, which threatened countermeasures.