NATO Ceremony Marks Sweden's New Membership In Military Alliance

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MARCH 11: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternative crop of image #2075469851) Military personnel raise the Swedish flag during Sweden's NATO accession ceremony at NATO headquarters in the presence of Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria during a flag-raising ceremony on March 11, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The ceremony was held to mark Sweden's accession to the military alliance, which was made official last week after the country shed its previously neutral stance. Sweden, like Finland, were spurred to join the alliance after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)