So we`re talking about objects in the sky that are hard to identify. military report last year said it found no evidence of aliens. Technically, what was discussed on Tuesday were unidentified aerial phenomena. For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. (END VIDEOTAPE) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): Ten-second trivia: In the 1950s and 1960s, America`s Project Blue Book studied what? Soviet espionage, gyres, automotive trends or UFOs? UFO studies were shut down in 1969 partly because they found no aliens or threats to U.S. Nina Dos Santos, CNN, in Stockholm, Sweden.
But in the meantime, the leaders of these two countries have received an expression of support from the highest echelons of NATO, the most powerful member which is the United States, with an invitation by the U.S. Well, now that the paperwork and letters of intent have been signed, they`re heading over to Brussels to be submitted to the secretary general of NATO, Jen Stoltenberg, on Wednesday then in about a month and a half`s time there`ll be a big NATO summit taking place in Madrid. The president of Russia though, Vladimir Putin, has warned that if there are military installations on this territory of Sweden or Finland, that would certainly stoke a Russian response. Instead, they`ve said according to Russia`s foreign minister that it makes no difference. And Russia appears to have backed down from earlier assertions that it might respond militarily or politically while these two countries to apply to join NATO. There is one member though that is holding out for some concessions, at least according to its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and that is Turkey. They spend a lot on their military, have very well-trained armies, air forces and navies, and would be welcome into the bloc to shore up the security alliance in this part of northern Europe. Most NATO members are very enthusiastic about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc. However, in order to join the bloc, they`ll have to get a unanimous consensus from all 30 NATO members. Finally, these two Nordic nations decided that they were going to sign their letters of intent to apply to join NATO that turns their back on generations worth of much cherished neutrality and military non-alignment. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) NINA DOS SANTOS, CNN EUROPE EDITOR: After a busy day of marathon parliamentary debates in Helsinki, followed by a vote overwhelmingly in favor of joining NATO and here in Stockholm in Sweden, a visit - a state visit by the president of Finland to Sweden. And if they`re approved, they could officially become part of the alliance in a matter of months. But now, Finland and Sweden are moving toward NATO membership. Ukraine is not a NATO member, though it had expressed interest in the past about joining.
It was originally formed as a guard against the Soviet Union, though it`s been more focused on terrorism and peacekeeping in recent decades. Russian President Vladimir Putin sees the alliance as a threat. What`s ironic about all of this is that Russia said it invaded Ukraine in part to prevent countries from joining NATO. But experts say it looks like Russia`s backed down on that threat. When Finland started planning to do this, Russia threatened the neighboring country saying its application would be a mistake and that Russia would retaliate. A Swedish government official said now is the time when the democracies of Europe and North America have to stand together against Russia`s, quote, naked aggression against Ukraine. So, they decided to stop being neutral and try to join the NATO alliance which is led by the United States. And Finland, which shares a border with Russia and Sweden which is right next to Finland became concerned about their own security. So, what changed? Russia invaded Ukraine. They haven`t joined many other nearby nations in applying for NATO membership which now includes 30 countries in Europe and North America. Since the NATO alliance was established in 1949, Sweden and Finland have stayed neutral. Finland and Sweden have officially applied to become part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Northern Europe is where we`re taking you first today. Thanks for making us part of your Thursday. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.ĬARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hey, it`s good to see you.
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