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Sweden to pursue NATO membership after holding parliamentary debate.
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McDonald’s to pull out of Russia, where it has 850 locations.
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Updates from the ground on Day 82 of the war
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced Monday that Sweden will join Finland in seeking NATO membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The historic shift, which comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country, is likely to upset the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Finland announced Sunday that