Posted on 05/15/2022 1:57:11 PM PDT by dennisw
Sweden's ruling Social Democratic Party has said it backs NATO membership bid It comes after Finland said early Sunday it would be making its own application
President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made announcement 'This is a historic day. A new era begins,' Niinisto said of Finland's decision The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in coming days
Yesterday, Russian strongman Vladimir Putin told the President of Finland he is making a 'mistake' by joining NATO as it faces 'no security threats' Public support for the two countries to join has swelled since invasion of Ukraine
Sweden's ruling Social Democrats said on Sunday they backed the country joining NATO, abandoning decades of opposition in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and creating a large parliament majority in favour of membership.
With neighbouring Finland already set to hand in its application, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is now all but certain to enter a formal application within days.
Many Swedish politicians said their support was conditional on Finland joining.
'The party board has at its meeting on May 15, 2022 decided that the party will work toward Sweden applying for membership in NATO,' the Social Democrats said in a statement.
Coming less than three months after Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine on February 24, the move from the two nations is a stunning reversal of their military non-alignment policies - and paves the way for the 30-member Western military alliance to expand.
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made their announcement at a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki.
The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in coming days, but it is considered a formality following a swell in public support for doing so.
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A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels, most likely at the some point next week.
Speaking during a NATO conference in Berlin today, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence that NATO members would support the bid, after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed last-minute objections.
‘I heard almost across the board, very strong support for Finland and Sweden joining the alliance, if that’s what they choose to do, and I’m very confident that we will reach consensus,’ he said from the German capital.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also said on Sunday that Turkey is not blocking potential membership bids by Sweden and Finland and voiced confidence at resolving Ankara’s stated concerns.
That’s sure to give the pro-Russia FReepers the fantods.
If they’re not worried about the consequences why should we?
Perhaps they can see what Russia is going through so they’re not afraid. Strike while the iron’s hot they say. It could be good for us because(get this)the Chicoms are watching.
Russia trapped (or mired) itself in its own incompetence.
Pooty Toot wanted less NATO in his backyard. His invasion is making for a larger NATO. Nations want to join NATO as a defense against Russian imperialism.
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania are already in NATO.
Putin is an idiot.
Zelenskyy’s no ace either.
But I love seeing Russia implode.
Vladolf used “NATO expansion” as a pretext to attack a sovereign nation. What he got in return was his dick stuck in a hornet’s nest (Ukraine), his Black Sea flagship at the bottom of the Black Sea, 1,300 more km of NATO border (Finland), and the Baltic turned into “Lake NATO” (Sweden), in addition to international sanctions. But sure, let’s keep pretending he’s a master strategist, and everything is going according to plan.
Nice move, Vlad.
You really know how to make friends.
L
Looks like the global thermonuclear war the Deep State and globalist oligarchy needs so badly will come to pass.
Stupid provocation
The simple rule of membership ought to be PAY YOUR DECADES OF BACK DUES you skipped out on. There's nothing like somebody who didn't pay his taxes for decades suddenly asking for police protection from bad guys.
Just understand that something will fill in that void, and most likely it won’t be us.
If history has taught us anything, it’s one baddie always replaces another.
Isn't that what Putin said about Ukraine too? "We have no intention of invading."
Putin's word is worth less than dog doo.
Sweden didn’t even help us to fight Hitler. They were too busy supplying Hitler with iron ore.
Raise the dues.
jk
how about thw Zelensky ass-lickers on FR? You know, the same money laundering country where Pelosi and MccOnell “visited” to make sure their money is safe..
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