NATO HQ Raises Swedish Flag, Strengthening Baltic Region Against Russian Threat

Members of the military raise the flag of Sweden on its newly installed pole during a ceremony to mark the accession of Sweden to NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 11, 2024. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson address a media conference prior to a flag raising ceremony to mark the accession of Sweden to NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 11, 2024.

Sweden’s flag was raised in a ceremony Monday at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels after it officially joined the Western defensive alliance last week, ending its long-held policy of military nonalignment.