Governing party announces support for Sweden's entry into NATO
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Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson justified that Sweden would be in a “very exposed” position. ” if it were the only non-NATO Baltic country| Photo: EFE/EPA/Fredrik Persson
Sweden took another step towards NATO after the ruling Social Party -Democrata announced this Sunday (12) its position in favor of accession, coinciding with the day on which the government of Finland approved the submission of its application to join the Atlantic alliance .
“The best thing for the security of Sweden and the Swedes is to join NATO,” said Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, whose minority one-party government will formally announce its decision on Monday (10) after a parliamentary debate in which it has the support of the main parties.
Andersson cited the war in Ukraine and the Finnish position as key arguments to justify a radical shift in a party that did no to -alignment a trademark for decades and which in November approved at its congress the maintenance of ally status and the rejection of full entry into the alliance.
“Military non-alignment has served us well, but it won’t do the same in the future. It is not a decision we take lightly, but we must adapt to reality”, highlighted Andersson, while the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, assured that there is no “realistic alternative” outside NATO.
At the same time, he stressed that the decision is not directed “against Russia”, although he admitted that he expects some kind of retaliation from Moscow in the form of “cyber attacks, hybrids or other measures”.
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