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Sweden and Finland agree to both apply for NATO membership in May in defiance of Russian threats
Daily Mail ^ | 4.25.2022 | David Averre

Posted on 04/25/2022 12:07:44 PM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: clownworld; concerntroll; concerntrolls; davidaverre; emptythreat; emptythreats; europe; finland; hateamericafirst; nato; natoaggression; neoconaggression; putinsbuttboys; putinworshippers; russia; russianaggression; sweden; zottherussiantrolls
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To: libh8er

Well, Vlad, what the hell did you think was going to happen in response to your unwarranted aggression against a smaller and weaker neighbor that posed no threat to Russia? You are saying you don’t want NATO expansion, yet your boneheaded aggression guarantees just such expansion! What a maroon.


41 posted on 04/25/2022 12:37:04 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: MercyFlush

Now your just making up stupid crap to justify your ignorance. I’m not playing.


42 posted on 04/25/2022 12:37:34 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: JoSixChip

You do realize we did the entire Cold War with both a Soviet ally and the USSR itself right off our borders don’t you? And that one you’re alive today is we were smart enough to understand that’s not a valid reason to start a war? Your need to throw insults shows you know the facts and logic aren’t on your side.


43 posted on 04/25/2022 12:38:04 PM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: JoSixChip

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

A planet called Reality.


44 posted on 04/25/2022 12:38:10 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: JoSixChip

“And yet you have no answer. Chalk-up another LOL.”

Comrade Chekist, this is not the Lubyanka and you do not have a right to expect me to answer your asinine questions about things that won’t happen.


45 posted on 04/25/2022 12:38:58 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: libh8er

Isn’t Sweden neutral?


46 posted on 04/25/2022 12:39:43 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: 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.”

Which should warm the cockles of your Russian heart.


47 posted on 04/25/2022 12:39:43 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: libh8er

Russians have the answer to that sort of thing

Has no effect on normal,decent people, mainly just kills Nazis and Communists and the like...

48 posted on 04/25/2022 12:40:23 PM PDT by ganeemead
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To: JoSixChip

“I’m not playing.”

Waaaaahhh! The bad man won’t let me troll him!!!

Pizdoon.


49 posted on 04/25/2022 12:41:20 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: stratboy

Not any more.
Its a truly astonishing development.
Maybe Switzerland will join Nato next week, as it is an age of prodigies.


50 posted on 04/25/2022 12:42:38 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: discostu
And that one you’re alive today is we were smart enough to understand that’s not a valid reason to start a war?

You idiot! Were were going to start a war. But Russia backed down, because they were smart enough to understand that’s not a valid reason to start a war. Good God!
51 posted on 04/25/2022 12:43:00 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: libh8er; Roman_War_Criminal; SaveFerris

Ping


52 posted on 04/25/2022 12:43:21 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: MercyFlush

LOL!


53 posted on 04/25/2022 12:43:47 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: libh8er

pootins propensity to invade neutral neighbors to “convince” them not to join NATO has backfired ...


54 posted on 04/25/2022 12:43:58 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: stratboy

“Isn’t Sweden neutral?”

They were but then a couple weeks ago Russia flew nuclear weapons into Swedish airspace to encourage the Swedes to join NATO.

Our rezidentura here on FR will tell you that it was all some Nazi-Soros plot against Russia which is why Russia threatened Sweden with nukes.

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30636-russia-sweden-incursion-nukes

“On March 2, 2022, four Russian combat aircraft, including two Su-27 Flanker fighters and two Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers briefly violated the airspace over the Swedish island of Gotland.

The incident took place while the Finnish and Swedish forces were engaged in a joint exercise in the Baltic Sea. The Russian flight group took off from the nearby enclave of Kaliningrad.

They were met by a patrol of two JAS-39 Gripen fighters of the Swedish Air Force to intercept and visually identify them.

Following the incursion, personnel of the Russian embassy in Sweden were summoned to the Foreign Ministry.

Citing anonymous sources, the Swedish channel TV4 Nyheterna reported on March 30, 2022, that the two Su-24 bombers were in fact armed with nuclear weapons at the time of the interception.”


55 posted on 04/25/2022 12:44:16 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: JoSixChip

“What would you call it if China were to put a nuclear missal base on Cuba or in Mexico?”

Well, since a missal is a book used to follow the Catholic Mass, I’d say go for it! I didn’t know such books were nuclear, though; I just thought they were made of paper and a leather cover.

“Would that be China invading America?”

No.

“Would we have the right to stop it with military might?”

No. I mean, why would we? Anti-Catholics may squawk, but that’s hardly war-worthy.


56 posted on 04/25/2022 12:46:21 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: pierrem15

“Is anyone even remotely discussing putting nukes in Finland or Sweden?”

Just the pro-Russian trolls who use it as a red herring.

“The Russian threat of putting nukes on the Baltic fell flat because everyone knows they already installed them in Kaliningrad.”

Exactly.


57 posted on 04/25/2022 12:47:50 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: pierrem15

(police opened fire and suppressed the riot rather quickly)

Good


58 posted on 04/25/2022 12:48:52 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: JoSixChip
And when Russia acts to protect itself, will that be an unprovoked attack again?

NATO is a DEFENSIVE alliance, with no intention of attacking Russia. Do you believe that Russia is right to consider defending one's own territory is a provocation?

59 posted on 04/25/2022 12:49:16 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: ought-six

LOL. What is your point?


60 posted on 04/25/2022 12:49:44 PM PDT by NorseViking
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