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The Swedish and Finnish ambassadors formally submitted their countries’ NATO applications to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an online video ceremony on Wednesday in Brussels. Accepting the applications at NATO Headquarters, Stoltenberg said the move was a “historic step” in a “critical moment” for European security. Finland and Sweden jointly set course for NATO membership, against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after a groundswell of public support accelerated the move. Finland’s national legislature voted 188-8 on Tuesday to approve a bid for NATO membership, the sam…