The day before, the Swedish government officially decided to apply for NATO membership.
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde signed the application She stressed that Sweden's application will be submitted together with Finland's application.
The Finnish parliament is expected to vote in favor on the evening of May 17.
The day before, the Swedish government officially decided to apply for NATO membership.
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Earlier it was reported that Finland and Sweden plan to apply for NATO membership in May . Thus, both countries have decided to speed up the accession process without waiting for the Alliance's summit in late June.
Sweden and Finland 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 by Alina Gritsenko “ Finland is one step away from NATO membership: what will Russia answer “.
