NATO will mark its 75th anniversary with a cake-cutting ceremony in Brussels, as Russia's war on Ukraine enters its third year. Rising populism and Russia's invasion of Ukraine test the allies' unity. A bigger celebration is planned for July when NATO leaders meet in Washington. Sweden's foreign minister will participate in the first ministerial-level meeting since becoming NATO's 32nd ally.
NATO will celebrate on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America as Russia ’s war on Ukraine enters its third year and sorely tests the allies’ resolve while rising populism gnaws at their unity. At a cake-cutting ceremony in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts will mark the moment the alliance’s founding treaty was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington .
A bigger celebration is planned when NATO leaders meet in Washington from July 9 to 11. Sweden’s foreign minister, Tobias Billström, is taking part in the first ministerial-level meeting since his country became NATO’s 32nd ally last month. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 drove Sweden and its Nordic neighbor Finland into NATO’s arm
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