WASHINGTON, 20 May 2022, (TON): President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White on Thursday to offer robust US support for their applications to join NATO.

Meanwhile Turkey threatened to block the Nordic nations from becoming members of the alliance.

Biden, who has rallied the West to stand up to Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, joined Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in a sunny White House Rose Garden bedecked with their countries’ flags in a show of unity and support.

Biden said “Finland and Sweden make NATO stronger.”

“They’re strong, strong democracies, and a strong, united NATO is the foundation of America’s security.”

Biden said his administration was submitting paperwork to the US Congress for speedy approval once NATO members gave the two countries a green light.

The president said “they meet every NATO requirement and then some.”

“Having two new NATO members in the high north will enhance the security of our alliance and deepen our security cooperation across the board.”