The Swedish Foreign Minister If Linde signed the petition on Tuesday morning stating that the country wants to join NATO.
The move marks Stockholm’s official move towards joining the military alliance – ending decades of military neutrality – as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a dramatic shift in European security and geopolitical chessboard.
“It feels like a very big, very serious thing, and it’s like we came to a conclusion that is the best for Sweden “said Linde.
“We do not know how long it will take, but we estimate that it may take up to a year. “Now this week, this application will be submitted, together with Finland, in about a day, and then it will be processed by NATO,” he clarified.
The Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Anderson He said on Monday that the country should join NATO along with neighboring Finland to “ensure the security of the Swedish people”.
The Russian president Vladimir Putin He said that the entry of the two Scandinavian countries into NATO “will not pose a threat to Russia”, but at the same time said that the development of military infrastructure on their territory “will definitely provoke our response”.
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