Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, visiting Sweden, said he hoped that objections to adding the country to the alliance would be ironed out by midsummer, when member states meet in Lithuania.
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George Soros Is a Familiar Villain for the Right Wing in Trump’s Indictment
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Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Vexes Europe by Playing Nice, Mostly
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