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Russia tried to freeze Europe by curtailing gas supplies this winter, though the continent has so far managed to get through the season with a combination of planning and luck, POLITICO previously reported. The war also prompted Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO, the Western military alliance. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the expansion to be accepted, speaking in Turkey — one of the holdout states for ratification. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said last month she believed that Ukraine would not have been invaded if her country had been a member of NATO. DeSantis,...
