Sweden estimates that due to the deteriorating security situation, the country needs to change its approach to non-alignment. The left-wing party sharply criticized the content of the report.
He noted that possible NATO membership would provide Sweden with protection against the Russian threat.
Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvistin Sweden is now also preparing for a deterioration. If Sweden applies for membership, it is important that it receives security guarantees during the processing of the application. According to Hultqvist, it is important for Sweden to invest in cooperation, especially with the United States and Finland.
– We have wanted to prevent conflicts and have therefore been non-aligned. However, Russia’s actions will require a new reconsideration of non-alignment, Hultqvist said.
This week, the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson signed by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a political statement that countries will cooperate militarily in the face of a crisis or attack.
Johnson The President of Finland also signed a statement to the same effect Sauli Niinistö with.
Left Party and Environment Party against membership
Of the Swedish parliamentary parties, the Left Party and the Environment Party are not in favor of joining NATO. A representative of the Left Party was involved in drafting the report Håkan Svennelingin According to the report, issues against NATO membership were not included in the report at all.
He called for a more equitable debate on non-alignment and, for example, the introduction of possible nuclear weapons on Swedish soil if the country joins NATO.