Today the ministers will discuss the Ukrainian issue.
Representatives of Sweden and Finland
“Our colleagues from Finland and Sweden joined us yesterday,” she said. she. Ahead of the ministerial meeting, Annalena Burbock emphasized that NATO is a defense-focused alliance and is ready to accept Finland and Sweden into its ranks. In particular, Germany is ratifying the two countries' accession to the alliance “very, very quickly”, as the German federal government has already held talks with “all democratic parties”, Burbock said on the sidelines this morning. “We know and fully respect the democratic processes taking place in these two vibrant democracies, and if they choose to seek membership, I am confident that Allies will look constructively and positively at their membership of the Alliance. Finland and Sweden are already NATO's closest partners, “NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joane said in a press conference ahead of the meeting. until the summit in Madrid in late June. “The brutal invasion of Russia is losing momentum. And with significant support from allies and partners, with the courage of the Ukrainian people and army, and with our help, Ukraine can win this war, “said Joanne. Read also: Blinken will discuss with NATO defense ministers ongoing action on Recall that on May 14, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country would decide to “join NATO
On the other hand, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke out against Sweden and Finland's NATO membership. p>
