US President Joe Biden arrived in Finland on Wednesday following a NATO summit that took place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Along with other Nordic leaders, he is scheduled to meet with President Sauli Niinisto of Finland.
These incorporate Sweden’s Ulf Kristersson, Norway’s Jonas Gahr Store, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, and Iceland’s Katrin Jakobsdottir.
Finland, which shares a border with Russia of over of 1,300 kilometers, finished its notable military non-arrangement to enter NATO as a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biden will be the first US president to visit Helsinki since Donald Trump’s summit five years ago with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Talks will focus on collaboration between the Nordic nations and the US on security, environmental, and technology issues.
Finland will be where Biden will finally end his European visit prior to getting back to Washington on Thursday.
In Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly switched his position on Sweden’s NATO participation, in the wake of hindering the bid for over a year and blaming Stockholm for holding onto Kurdish activists Ankara views as fear based oppressors.
Following a call with US President Joe Biden, Erdogan discussed Turkey’s desire to acquire many F-16 fighter jets and EU accession.
At the NATO summit this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the military alliance for its support alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and G7 leaders.
He declared the pivotal meeting “an important victory” for his country’s security.
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Zelenskyy’s playful comments came after the NATO partners declined to focus on a timetable for Ukraine’s accession.
However, steps were taken to formalize security guarantees, and major leaders, including President Biden, gave assurances that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO.”
