The next referendum on Scottish independence is planned for the end of 2023.
In the event of independence from Britain, Scotland must join NATO , said p First Minister of State Nicola Sturgeon, reports The Independent .
” The events of the last three months have strengthened my conviction that this position is correct. Strong relations with the United Kingdom, EU membership and NATO membership will be the cornerstones of Scotland's independent security policy, “she said.
At the same time, one of the leaders of the Green Party and the Minister of the Scottish Government, Patrick Harvey, stated that his party was against NATO membership.
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Earlier it was reported that Finland and Sweden plan to apply for NATO membership . Both countries have decided to speed up the accession process and submit applications in May, without waiting for the Alliance's summit in late June.
Finland and Sweden have long been synchronizing their security and defense policies. Unlike their neighbors Denmark and Norway, which are members of NATO, Sweden and Finland had to rely on themselves. When it turned out that Russia was a much more dangerous neighbor than it seemed, Sweden and Finland reconsidered their position on NATO. Read more in the article Alina Gritsenko “ Finland is one step away from NATO membership: what Russia will respond to ».
