Sweden officially decided to apply to join NATO
Sweden followed the footsteps of Finland and decided to join NATO. Photo: Reuters.
The Swedish Prime Minister said that the decision had received the support of a majority of MPs in the National Assembly and that joining NATO would be good for Sweden and not aimed against Russia.
Previously, Finland had applied to join this organization. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO is not a direct threat to Russia, but warned that the bloc’s expansion of military infrastructure on the territory of the two countries. This will force Moscow to respond.
Joining NATO was a distant prospect for Sweden and Finland just a few months ago. However, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has prompted both Sweden and Finland to rethink their security needs and seek security in an alliance they had shunned during the Cold War. .
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is believed to have disrupted longstanding security policies, spurring a wave of public support for NATO membership by both Sweden and Finland.
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