Sweden officially joined NATO in Washington, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This move reflects a shift in national security policy, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson emphasizing increased safety and backing. NATO is holding its largest military drills in decades in the newly expanded Nordic territory, with over 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations participating. The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO signifies a significant milestone for the Nordic nations, deepening their defense relationships and marking a departure from historical military non-alignment.
VIDEO: Tanks power across the Arctic landscape of northern Finland and Norway as NATO conducts its biggest drills since the Cold War, with Swedish troops taking part for the first time as members of the alliance. https://t.co/EyDVkx6sdq
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Although facing initial obstacles from #TΓΌrkiye and #Hungary, #Sweden has ultimately secured #NATO membership, marking a significant milestone for the #Nordic nation, notes @MalhotraShairee https://t.co/Coq9xgWI4n
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VIDEO: Swedes express mixed feelings towards their country becoming the 32nd member of NATO, a move that brings the curtain down on more than 200 years of military non-alignment. https://t.co/lLqAqnNsJg
Although Sweden was already cooperating intensively with @NATO, full membership will deepen the relationship significantly, explains @CarlaNorrlof. https://t.co/qx4Ilo7FiV
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NATO is holding military drills in its newly expanded Nordic territory. More than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations are taking part in the exercises that are the largest since the Cold War. https://t.co/qNrJ0fPML5
'Sweden is a safer country today than we were yesterday. We have allies. We have backing,' Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in an address from Washington as Sweden joined NATO https://t.co/tUCTlnBIAy https://t.co/J11sIqt3zn
Sweden and Finland join Nato's biggest military exercise in decades https://t.co/U8sI8n8TZL
ππ‘οΈ "European NATO countries need to build a strong enough defense and not just rely on the US to provide it", - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said. https://t.co/HJelSxfPl5
Sweden joined NATO in Washington, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation's best guarantee of safety https://t.co/tUCTlnBIAy https://t.co/b3BoHg5Pyr
β‘Sweden's long-awaited accession to NATO demonstrates the "failure" of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war goals, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 11. https://t.co/hDtbzJlojO
πͺπ "Putin wanted less NATO, he is getting more NATO, more NATO military presence in the eastern part of our Alliance. Finland and Sweden are full members, and Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before," - Stoltenberg https://t.co/vLN9o10pY1