A senior NATO official said that Russia's military advance in Ukraine appears to be faltering and he expressed hope that Kyiv can win the war, as Russia's neighbour Finland announced it wants to join the Western military alliance. 9News
Sweden has also already taken steps toward joining the alliance, while Georgia's bid is again being discussed despite dire warnings from Moscow about the consequences if its neighbor becomes part of NATO.
Finland's Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen, left, and Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto attend the press conference on Finland's security policy decisions at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. On the sidelines of the meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met earlier Sunday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba to discuss the impact of the war and how to get Ukraine's grain to international markets.
A Ukrainian serviceman patrols during a reconnaissance mission in a recently retaken village on the outskirts of Kharkiv, east Ukraine.
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