Biden Meets Sweden’s Prime Minister at White House to Back Nordic Country’s Bid to Join NATO

Biden Meets Sweden’s Prime Minister at White House to Back Nordic Country’s Bid to Join NATO
President Joe Biden (R) meets with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the Oval Office on July 5, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden welcomed Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to the White House on July 5 to voice support for the Nordic country’s NATO membership ahead of the military alliance’s historic summit next week.

Sweden has expressed a strong desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), citing increased security concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. However, Hungary and Turkey have been the main opponents of Stockholm’s application.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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