Posted on 09/02/2014 4:27:46 PM PDT by WesternCulture
Finland and Sweden plan to work more closely with Nato by signing a pact that allows assistance from alliance troops in the Nordic countries in emergency situations, officials said on Wednesday. The move comes as Nato prepares for a summit next week in Wales amid heightened tensions with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Finland shares a 1,300km (800-mile) border with Russia. The Finnish government said the host nation support agreement applies to situations which include "disasters, disruptions and threats to security". It also enables joint training exercises and military cooperation. Finnish defence ministry senior adviser Mika Varvikko said Finland intended to sign the agreement at next week's summit. Sweden is also expected to do so. Both countries, which already train and work closely with Nato in international operations, insisted the agreement did not mean they were moving closer to joining the alliance. "There is a very sharp difference between being a member and not being a member," the Swedish defence minister, Karin Enström, told the Associated Press. "We are an active partner with Nato and we want to deepen our partnership with Nato." Opinion polls in Finland and Sweden show majority opposition to Nato membership. Both countries were officially neutral during the cold war. On Tuesday the Guardian reported that Nato is to deploy its forces at new bases in countries bordering Russia, a move certain to trigger a strong reaction from Moscow.
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Until these countries in NATO and ME that our “leaders” claim we have a mission to protect, begin to actually subsidize the USA taxpayers with their affluence.....I have no interest in protecting them. The USA needs to protect itself and our borders.
Major defeat for Russia.
They hedged their bets during the Cold War afraid they might end up on the losing side. But they are afraid now and want more assistance if something threatens them.
It’s been in the works for a long time.
Isn’t Sweden part of the Caliphate?
Not yet, but they are moving in that direction.
Too funny. Putin’s doing so well to secure Russia’s borders. - LOL!!!
Moving closer to China will bite him in the ass too.
What a dumbass.
Sweden definitely suffers from a Muslim threat - in resemblance with America:
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-fastest-growing-religion-in-america-is-islam
However, in Sweden, Christians account for a higher percentage of the population than in America.
Furthermore, most of the Middle East immigrants that lately have come to Sweden are Christians and most of the ones who are predicted to come as well (as a lot of Christians presently are fleeing Iraq and Syria).
Malmo is third largest Swedish city. Things have not been going well, there.
- Couldn't agree more.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say America has a problem and we don't.
Patriotic greetings from Sweden,
WesternCulture
Are they Christians or simply claiming to be that. Swedes may be culturally Christian but only in a very loosely understood way.
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