JUST IN: NATO Accepts Its Newest Member State—WWIII Imminent?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has just accepted its newest member state.

Sweden has officially become the 32nd country to join the alliance in a move that is clearly an escalation against Russia.

All nations surrounding the Baltic Sea, except for Russia, are now in NATO.

How this move will bring about a safer, more secure world is beyond me, and it shows that the ‘leaders’ of the world seem hellbent on pursuing a third global war.

This latest development tracks with the current financial unraveling we are seeing in the Western world—particularly in the inflation of the U.S. dollar.

Eminent economist and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has long warned of the intersection between the collapse of a global reserve empire and the ensuing global war that shifts the global order.

I believe we are entering one such period right now. The lines are being redrawn so to speak. Multiple outlets confirmed on Thursday:

NEW: Sweden is officially accepted as the 32nd member of the NATO alliance, the State Dept. announces. pic.twitter.com/eJKrlxm74w

— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) March 7, 2024

Here's Stoltenberg's invitation letter to Sweden to formally join NATO, after Hungary deposited its ratification at the State Department, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reports.

In a short while, Sweden will declare its status as NATO's 32nd ally. pic.twitter.com/PhdcFwwyUG

— Stuart Lau (@StuartKLau) March 7, 2024

Reuters explained:

The accession of Finland last year and soon Sweden, which has not been at war since 1814, is the most significant expansion of NATO since it took in members from eastern Europe after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

The accession is a blow to President Vladimir Putin and Russia now faces an almost unbroken chain of NATO members to its west stretching from the Black Sea to the Arctic.

On Thursday, the Swedish Prime Minister’s office announced: “NATO SG Stoltenberg has just informed me that all NATO member states have accepted our accession protocol, and has invited Sweden to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty. Sweden will soon be NATO’s 32nd member.”

NATO SG Stoltenberg has just informed me that all NATO member states have accepted our accession protocol, and has invited Sweden to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty. Sweden will soon be NATO’s 32nd member.

— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) March 7, 2024

'The Baltic Sea becomes a Nato lake.'⁠

Sweden is set to finally join Nato, meaning the western defence alliance has nearly ringed the entire Baltic Sea, a significant oil trading route for Russia and home to one of its fleetshttps://t.co/6ab91S2Y9L pic.twitter.com/dgYvZpdGD9

— Financial Times (@FT) March 7, 2024

Politico reports:

A flag-raising ceremony has been scheduled at alliance headquarters on the outskirts of Brussels at noon on Monday to ceremonially mark the accession, the officials said.