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NATO invited Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance on Wednesday in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades.
周三，北约正式邀请瑞典和芬兰加入该军事联盟，这是几十年来欧洲安全形势发生的最大变化之一。
The traditionally neutral Nordic countries made their bids to join following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
在俄乌冲突爆发之后，这两个在传统上中立的北欧国家提出了加入北约的申请。
NATO also agreed formally treat Russia as the "most significant and direct threat to the allies' security," according to a summit statement.
根据一则峰会声明，北约还正式将俄罗斯确定为“对盟国安全最重要和最直接的威胁”。
President Joe Biden said the U.S-led alliance would be ready to deal with threats from all directions.
美国总统拜登称，这一由美国领导的联盟，要准备好应对来自所有领域的威胁。
He also said the U.S. would ramp up forces in Europe, in response to threats from Russia.
他还表示，美国将加强在欧洲的军事力量，以应对来自俄罗斯的威胁。
Biden's pledge came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared at the summit virtually to appeal for more weapons.
拜登做出上述承诺时，乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基也视频连线的方式出席了峰会，呼吁北约提供更多武器。
The bloc's 30 allies took the decision to admit Sweden and Finland at their summit in Madrid.
在马德里举行的北约峰会上，该联盟的30个成员国决定同意接纳瑞典和芬兰。
Ratification in allied parliaments is likely to take up to a year.
北约盟国议会的批准过程可能需要长达一年的时间。
But once it is done, Finland and Sweden will be covered by NATO's Article 5 collective defense clause.
不过批准过程一旦结束，芬兰和瑞典将受到《北大西洋公约》第5条的集体防御条款的保护。
Initially Turkey vetoed the Nordic countries' bids to join, due to concerns about terrorism.
最初，由于担心恐怖主义，土耳其反对这两个北欧国家申请加入北约。
But President Tayyip Erdogan gave them the green light on Tuesday evening, after agreeing to a series of security measures with his Finnish and Swedish counterparts.
但土耳其总统塔伊普·埃尔多安在与芬兰和瑞典总统就一系列安全措施达成一致后，于周二晚上给他们开了绿灯。
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1949 to defend against the Soviet threat.
北大西洋公约组织成立于1949年，在当时旨在对抗苏联的威胁。
