Last minute: Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and the leader of the main opposition party Ulf Kristersson announced that they decided to apply to NATO at the joint press conference. Andersson also announced that they expect NATO membership to be completed in less than a year.
After Finland and Sweden announced that they would apply for NATO membership, Russia and Turkey repeatedly stated that they were against these memberships, and the statements came one after the other.
REMARKABLE STATEMENT FROM PUTIN! He intimidated
Russian leader Putin, who does not want NATO member countries on its borders, said in his speech at the televised summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization held in Moscow that Russia does not see Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO as a threat, but that the deployment of military infrastructure there is in Moscow. He said it could trigger a response from .
“We don’t have a problem with Finland and Sweden, but the expansion of military infrastructure in their regions may cause a reaction from Moscow,” said Putin.
SWEDEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES THE NATO DECISION
Sweden, which ignored these words, announced that they had decided to apply for NATO membership, hours after the announcement. Making the official announcement a few days after Finland, Swedish Prime Minister Andersson said, “We have decided to apply for NATO membership.”