Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto talk during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 29, 2021. Niinisto, the Western leader who appeared to have the best rapport with Putin before the Ukraine war, is expected to announce his stance on NATO membership on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)