Sweden and Finland have submitted their applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Their ambassadors made the presentation to Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Dpa reports. On Wednesday, Stoltenberg described the move as a “historic step” in a “critical moment” for Europe. The official noted that it came amid Russia’s
Tag "sweden"
Russia has told Sweden and Finland that it would make no difference if they join NATO. NATO, which stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European states, the United States and Canada. The two
Russia warned, on Monday, that decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation military alliance were serious mistakes and Moscow would take measures. “This is another grave mistake with far-reaching consequences,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters. “The general level of military tensions will increase,”
Sweden’s government has announced plans for a significant boost in military spending to two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) “as soon as possible”, citing the security threat from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Sweden, which ended decades of defence cuts after Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, said on Thursday that
