Joe Biden backs Nato applications from Sweden and Finland

President Joe Biden accompanied by Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto walks out to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House (Andrew Harnik/AP)

President Joe Biden has supported applications by Sweden and Finland to join Nato as Russia’s war in the heart of Europe challenges the continent’s security.

The US president rejected Turkey’s opposition, insisting the two countries “meet every Nato requirement and then some”.