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Of the territories and members added between 1990 and 2024, all except for Finland and Sweden were either formerly part of the Warsaw Pact (including the formerly Soviet Baltic states) or territories of the former Yugoslavia. No countries have left NATO since its founding, although France withdrew from NATO unified command between 1966 and 2009.
In November 2002, NATO invited seven countries to join it via the MAP: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. [127] All seven invitees joined in March 2004, which was observed at a flag-raising ceremony on 2 April. After that date, NATO numbered 26 allies. [128]
On 14 February 2024, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that 18 member states would meet the 2% target in 2024. [162] On 17 June 2024, prior to the 2024 Washington summit , Stoltenberg updated that figure and announced that a record 23 of 32 NATO member states were meeting their defense spending targets of 2% of their country's GDP.
In August 2024, Ukraine received two US-made F16 fighter jets - the first of more than 60 pledged by Nato member states. Since November 2024, the US and UK have allowed Ukraine to use their ...
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
Finland officially joined NATO on Tuesday, in a nightmare scenario for Russia, which views the military alliance as a threat. Map shows how Russia's border with NATO more than doubles with Finland ...
English: Borders of NATO (in blue) and CSTO (in red) as of December 2024. This map is based on File:BlankMap-World-Atlantic.svg This map is based on File:BlankMap-World-Atlantic.svg Date
Map of nuclear-armed states of the world NPT -designated nuclear weapon states (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States) Other states with nuclear weapons (India, North Korea, Pakistan) Other states presumed to have nuclear weapons (Israel) NATO or CSTO member nuclear weapons sharing states (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Belarus) States formerly possessing nuclear ...