THE Prime Minister of Sweden stated today that it “does not rule out” the possibility of requesting the country to join the NATO because of Russian invasion in Ukraine, although until now he insisted that he preferred to remain the Sweden except for a military coalition.
“I do not rule out NATO membership in any way,” Magdalena Anderson said in an interview with public television station SVT.
“I want to analyze in depth the possibilities we have, the threats and the risks, in order to make the best decision for the Sweden“, He added.
Sweden is not a member of NATObut cooperates with him and abandoned the line of strict neutrality after the end of the Cold War. On February 24, the day of the invasion of Ukraine, Magdalena Anderson ruled out the possibility of joining NATO, saying that “in such a situation it is crucial that Sweden’s security policy remains unchanged.” On March 8, he provoked reactions when he said that Sweden’s candidacy could “Destabilize” the security of northern Europe.
Russia is adamantly opposed to Sweden or Finland joining NATO.
According to several polls released in early March, about 50% of Swedes are in favor of membership. The percentage of those who disagree fell around 25-30%.
The issue is expected to be at the heart of the election campaign for September 11 parliamentary elections. Conservative opposition leader Ulf Christerson has already announced that he will apply for membership if he secures a majority in parliament. Sweden’s far-right Democrats (SD) are also open to the idea of ​​membership, while Anderson’s Social Democratic Party has traditionally disagreed with such a possibility.
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