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Finland, Sweden to Make Up Their Minds About Joining NATO Within Weeks or Months
Finland, Sweden to Make Up Their Minds About Joining NATO Within Weeks or Months
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The heads of the Swedish and Finnish governments are meeting on 13 April to discuss changes to the European security landscape. According to Prime Minister of... 13.04.2022, Sputnik International
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Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is planning to file an application for her country to join NATO in June of this year, local newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, has reported citing sources in Andersson's Social Democratic Party. More specifically, the newspaper believes that the application will be handed over by Andersson on 29 or 30 June during the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain.The decision was made by the Social Democratic Party, the newspaper said. Earlier, another local media outlet, Aftonbladet, said that the party would hold a special meeting of its members on 24 May to discuss the idea of joining NATO. At the same time, Andersson said that the decision must be made quickly and promised that it will be ready by the end of May.Separately, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced that her country will make the decision on whether or not to seek NATO membership "within weeks".The Finnish government earlier completed a white paper about the necessary changes to the country's security, which Finland decided to make in the wake of Russia's special operation in Ukraine.The paper did not include the proposal to join NATO, but the government said it's ready to file an addendum should such a move receive the backing of the nation's parliament. The latter, according to a poll by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has started to drift towards joining NATO despite opposing it for decades.The prime ministers of Finland and Sweden met today to discuss changes to the security situation in Europe in light of the Russian special operation that kicked off on 24 February. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin shared in an interview with the newspaper Iltalehti that the option of joining NATO would also be discussed during the meeting in Stockholm.Let's stay in touch no matter what! Follow our Telegram channel to get all the latest news: https://t.me/sputniknewsus
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Finland, Sweden to Make Up Their Minds About Joining NATO Within Weeks or Months
10:14 GMT 13.04.2022 (Updated: 11:15 GMT 13.04.2022) The heads of the Swedish and Finnish governments are meeting on 13 April to discuss changes to the European security landscape. According to Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, the sides will also discuss the prospects for the two countries joining NATO.
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is planning to file an application for her country to
join NATO in June of this year, local newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, has reported citing sources in Andersson's Social Democratic Party. More specifically, the newspaper believes that the application will be handed over by Andersson on 29 or 30 June during the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain.
The decision was made by the Social Democratic Party, the newspaper said. Earlier, another local media outlet, Aftonbladet, said that the party would hold a special meeting of its members on 24 May to discuss the idea of joining NATO. At the same time, Andersson said that the decision must be made quickly and promised that it will be ready by the end of May.
Separately, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced that her country will make the decision on whether or not to
seek NATO membership "within weeks".
"I think it will happen quite fast. Within weeks, not within months", Marin said.
The Finnish government earlier completed a white paper about the necessary changes to the country's security, which Finland decided to make in the wake of Russia's special operation in Ukraine.
The paper did not include the proposal to join NATO, but the government said it's ready to file an addendum should such a move receive the backing of the nation's parliament. The latter, according to a poll by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has started to drift towards joining NATO despite opposing it for decades.
The prime ministers of Finland and Sweden met today to discuss changes to the security situation in Europe in light of the Russian special operation that kicked off on 24 February. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin shared in an interview with the newspaper Iltalehti that the option of joining NATO would also be discussed during the meeting in Stockholm.
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