LIVE: Biden Gives Remarks And Signs Ratification Of Sweden, Finland NATO Membership

Watch live coverage as President Joe Biden will give remarks before signing the Instruments of Ratification for the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for Finland and Sweden, allowing both countries to become NATO members.

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LIVE: Biden Gives Remarks And Signs Ratification Of Sweden, Finland NATO Membership

[Nash]

Välkommen Sverige och Finland.
Tervetuloa Ruotsi ja Suomi.

[martinandersson]

Thank you USA and Biden, from a proud Swede, and thank you USA for the great friendship we have had with you for over 100 years.

Don't understand some Americans who comment, Sweden and Finland are developed nations with strong economies. Sweden and Finland will pay 0.5 billion per year and it is not something that the USA pays, it is us Swedish taxpayers who have to foot the bill. If I remember correctly, we (Sweden) bought 5 patriots including rockets for around 28 million Swedish crowns and Finland has bought 60 F-35 Lightning IIs for around 10 billion euros. a lot of money you have made from us. So all this whining? in addition, we produce top modern submarines in Sweden, the A26 Saab, perhaps the best submarine in the world, we make our own aircraft and weapon systems, in addition, Finland has an army of around 30, 000 and 900, 000 reservists and then they have Europe's largest artillery arsenal. In addition, we in Sweden must invest 2% of our GDP on defense and have around 100, 000 soldiers by 2028, more submarines, more combat planes are on the way of the JAS 39 gripen E while we keep and modernize the older models, new corvettes must also in and upgrade the others. The USA will not have to focus so much on the Baltic Sea area, we and Finland together with Norway and Denmark can handle that by themselves and the USA can focus more on other areas instead. And if I'm not completely wrong, we're looking at M142 HIMARS and it's not something you give us, we'll have to buy it from you. So how can some people think you are losing money on this? Now I'm not writing that everyone does them, but many do

[janiekcarney]

Welcome Sweden and Finland. So glad to have you!!!

[orangenblue]

This is way more significant that some people even realize.

[rebeccahenderson]

Yay! Sweden, Finland welcome to NATO! Ireland we invite you to join too and we send our love to all 3 great countries from Canada.

[paulagregory]

Yes our president, finally someone who cares about all nations who are inline with freedom for all

[mitrandhir]

Congratulations Sweden 🇸🇪 and Finland 🇫🇮 to NATO 👏👏👏👏🤝

[G_Demolished]

Thanks to Putin for sending a few more countries our way. 👍

[debbietrabeau]

Welcome Finland and Sweden. Those of us who want to live in peace and freedom must stick together.
CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT BIDEN.
So glad you are finally getting help from our government.
You have 4 yrs just like every other president.

So he stutters over words sometime. Ppl act like he’s on his last leg. He sounds fine to me.

Now that he’s getting help from the senate things may start to turn around. Have you ever thought about that?
He has 2 yrs left. Show some respect.

[jb]

I see a room full of proud smiling faces, that is good. l love our "Little Joey", for he is the 'chosen one', by the people from among the people. He is a steady hand at the wheel again. Please show him your support as we try to recover and regain our pride and live one for all and all for one.

[beckyecklund]

So glad to have Norway and Sweden joining

[rgwade]

Thank you President Joe Biden for signing the ratification. The music following was artful & appropriate. The media attempt to turn this into all about the “Tangerine One” was disrespectful.

[tomtroy]

Two more years of him and America will be unrepairable

[xx]

thank you mister president from Finland

[breezedarkstorm]

Good news. Congrats Sweden and Finland.

[ruzannatarverdyan]

I LIKE YOUR DECISION MR BAIDEN, MAY ALL PRESIDENTS IN DEMOKRATIC COUNTRIES TAKE AN EXAMPLE FROM YOU

[RAZR_Channel]

10:41 - Don't you think the relation between the press and political figures would be a LOT less stressful and more questions would be answered if reporters would respect boundaries instead of Yelling questions at people as they walk by...? That type of approach is basically an ambush targeted at a person who is typically focusing on a totally different subject. I mean... how many times do they have to get ignored until the figure out: that approach - does not work. It's Rude, uncivilized, disorderly, ineffective and so on...?

[BRAVENm]

This is awesome I don't understand why it wasn't done years ago

[Crashed]

When do we change the name "Baltic Sea" over to "Lake NATO" ?
Love from Moldova.