Sweden wants to apply for NATO membership, Finland also begins procedures | Instagram news VTM

Sweden has always been neutral, but since the Russian attack on Ukraine, more and more votes to join NATO have been raised. The newspaper said the Social Democratic Party had always opposed it but had now decided to join the coalition. Last month, the opposition asked Prime Minister Anderson to join NATO, but at the time believed that it would threaten security in Europe.

The minority government in Stockholm has already sent weapons to Ukraine, including 5,000 anti-tank weapons, helmets, equipment and field food rations. Sweden thus violated the policy of not sending weapons to countries involved in the war.

The last time Sweden did this was in 1939, when the Soviet Union invaded Finland. Also in Finland, which borders Russia, there is a debate about NATO membership. The Finnish parliament is even expected to vote on the application to join next week.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, popular support for membership rose to nearly 50 percent in Sweden (20 percent opposed) and 60 percent in Finland (30 percent opposed).

Russia has warned Finland and Sweden, which are usually represented at NATO meetings, against joining NATO. The Finnish prime minister said her country should already take action from Moscow into account at this point.

“If they decide to volunteer, I expect all allies to welcome them,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said last week about potential membership applications from Finland and Sweden.

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