Sweden and Finland agree to both apply for NATO membership in May in defiance of Russian threats

Daily Mail ^ | 4.25.2022 | David Averre

[libh8er]

Two newspapers - one Swedish, the other Finnish - have reported the governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time and that it will happen in the middle of next month.

Finnish newspaper Iltalehti said that the Swedish government has expressed a wish to Finland that they apply together in the week starting May 22 and Swedish government sources confirmed the information to Sweden's Expressen tabloid.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to growing support in Sweden and Finland, a Russian neighbour, for joining NATO.

Though not members, both Nordic countries closely co-operate with NATO, allowing, among other things, the alliance's troops to carry out exercises on their soil.

Helsinki and Stockholm have also substantially intensified their bilateral defence co-operation in the past years, and there was talk earlier this month that the Nordic territories could both seek to join NATO in the coming months amid Russian aggression.

Sweden signalled its intention to apply for NATO membership on April 13, in a move which infuriated Moscow lawmakers.

Sources told Sweden's SVD newspaper about the move on the same day that fellow neutral neighbour Finland started its debate on joining NATO after days of speculation it would do so.

[rktman]

Pootski troops approaching the border?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I really need to start working on that nuclear-proof bunker.

[JoSixChip]

And when Russia acts to protect itself, will that be an unprovoked attack again?

[EEGator]

Good, now boot all of your Muslims and Africans back to their shitholes.

[MercyFlush]

I hope they do it on May 9th!!!

[EEGator]

Just embrace it.

[Lurker]

Nice work, Vlad.

L

[rrrod]

Delusional...seek help.

[Lurker]

“And when Russia acts to protect itself…”

The Finns are going to invade Russia? The Swedes?

L

[JoSixChip]

Are you not capable of a single rational thought? Seriously, where do you people come from?

[ETCM]

Finland and Sweden are filled with nazis! Mother Russia must de-nazify Sweden and Finland! /putin

[pierrem15]

The Finns are expanding their already ample reserve army: volunteers had to be turned away.

[Seruzawa]

Putin has managed to create the opposite of what he wanted. If he hadn’t attacked the Ukraine he probably could have taken over the breakaway areas eventually anyhow.

[NorseViking]

Do you think it is a win for the US? I expect the rise of the right in Europe by the end of this decade, and it is going to be rabidly anti-American.

[rrrod]

I’m not a Putin cultist. Automatically makes me superior. lol

[JoSixChip]

The Finns are going to invade Russia? The Swedes?

What would you call it if China were to put a nuclear missal base on Cuba or in Mexico? Would that be China invading America? Would we have the right to stop it with military might?

[pierrem15]

Good, now boot all of your Muslims and Africans back to their shitholes.

There seems to be a sea change about that, tooo. When the Koranimals rioted a couple of weeks ago, police opened fire and suppressed the riot rather quickly.

I've always had the impression that inside every Swede there's a Viking yearning to be free.

[pierrem15]

Is anyone even remotely discussing putting nukes in Finland or Sweden? The Russian threat of putting nukes on the Baltic fell flat because everyone knows they already installed them in Kaliningrad.

[JoSixChip]

Automatically makes me superior. lol

I got a good LOL out of that too!