Biden Backs Sweden, Finland Bids for NATO Membership

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, as he departs for a weekend in Wilmington, Del., on May 13, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden is supporting plans for two new countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the White House has indicated.

Biden spoke with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on May 13.