Seeking NATO membership is historic shift for Sweden, says PM
- At a joint press conference in Stockholm, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the biggest opposition party, announced that Sweden would submit an application to join NATO.
- “The best for Sweden’s security and the security of the Swedish people is for Sweden to join NATO, and to do it with Finland,” the Prime Minister said Monday.
- With general elections just a few months away, the government could change between now and when the process is complete. Ulf Kristersson, leader of the conservative Moderates, said, “NATO is above party politics.”
For more on Sweden’s road to NATO membership, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Will Canada’s federal budget deliver for NORAD?, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: US military refuelling plane flies over Finland day after NATO announcement, The Independent Barents Observer
Greenland: Polar opposites? Greenland’s new coalition government, Blog by Marc Lanteigne
Norway: Will the green transition be the new economic motor in the Arctic?, Eye on the Arctic
Russia: Russia proceeds with Arctic project as oil embargo looms, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: March to join NATO ‘moving faster in Finland than it does in Sweden’, says expert, Radio Sweden
United States: U.S. Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight, The Associated Press
