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US ‘confident’ in Nordic NATO bids, Ukraine holds first war crimes trial

Publication date 19 May 2022 | 20:32 | ICT

The US said on May 18 it is confident Finland and Sweden will become part of NATO, despite vocal Turkish protests – an expansion that would dramatically realign European security in the wake of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.

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