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Report: Sweden, Finland to apply to NATO
Two newspapers one Swedish, the other one Finnish are reporting that the governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time and that it will happen in the middle of next month.
The Finnish newspaper Iltalehti said that the Swedish government has expressed a wish to Finland that they apply together in the week starting May 22 and Swedish government sources confirmed the information to Swedens Expressen tabloid.
Russias invasion of Ukraine has led to growing support in Sweden and Finland, a Russian neighbor, for joining NATO.
Though not members, both Nordic countries closely cooperate with NATO, allowing, among other things, the alliances troops to exercise on their soil. Helsinki and Stockholm have also substantially intensified their bilateral defense cooperation in the past years.
https://triblive.com/news/world/live-updates-report-sweden-finland-to-apply-to-nato/
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Report: Sweden, Finland to apply to NATO (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Apr 2022
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doc03
(35,355 posts)1. Putin is not going to be happy with that nt
PortTack
(32,782 posts)2. It's a smart move on the part of these countries. Russia will make noises, but will leave them alone
Igel
(35,323 posts)4. Timing matters here.
Right now, Russia's going to do nothing--it can't.
In three years' time? Who knows.
NATO can make things worse by slow-tracking the application. If Finland were attacked the day before accession, some in NATO would say, "Let's not risk escalation."
To be honest, half the time I think that if Russia attacked Finland a month after accession to NATO, some members would say, "Ah, but the entirely reasonable casus belli occurred before accession, so Article 5 doesn't actually apply. Carry on."
marie999
(3,334 posts)3. They should be accepted as soon as possible.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)5. K & R