Washington (AFP) – The United States gave its full support Wednesday for Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO, promising to stand by them if threatened by Russia and pressing Turkey to not block their membership. Hours after the two Nordic countries formally submitted their applications to enter the Atlantic alliance, President Joe Biden welcomed the move and said he would work with other NATO members and with the US Congress to ensure the process moved quickly. “I warmly welcome and strongly support the historic applications,” Biden said, calling the two countries “longtime, stalwart partne…