President Biden is attending the Nato summit in Lithuania, where member nations are discussing Sweden's potential admission into the group. NATO currently has 31 members, with Finland joining earlier this year, and Sweden's inclusion would bring the total to 32. The original 12 founding nations of NATO signed the Washington Treaty in 1949, and over the years, more countries have joined. NATO's main purpose is to provide mutual assistance and defense against threats. The organization has an open-door policy for European countries that meet certain criteria. The summit is focused on the threat Russia poses in its conflict with Ukraine.

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