Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week

FILE - Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde, left, and Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, right, speak with the media as the arrive for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Jan. 24, 2022. The question of whether to join NATO is coming to a head in Finland and Sweden, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered the long-held belief that remaining outside the military alliance was the best way to avoid trouble with their giant neighbor. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)