US President Joe Biden (C), Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson (R), and President of Finland Sauli Niinisto (L) speak to the media following their meeting on Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 May 2022. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated in a video released earlier in the day that he will oppose the two countries joining NATO.