Sweden in NATO irks Russia

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 08 Mar 2024 by Alex Teddy
On March 7 Sweden formally joined NATO ending over 200 years of neutrality. The accession ceremony took place in Washington. Sweden developed an impressive military manufacturing sector because as a neutral state it could not always be sure of being able to buy arms. For decades Sweden had interoperability with NATO. It is now the 32nd member of the alliance. Russia's war against Ukraine is partly to prevent it joining NATO. But since then Finland and Sweden have joined. NATO will boast that Russia caused this expansion. Until 2022 very few Finns or Swedes wished to join NATO. Moscow said it would take action unspecified against Sweden. But it is unclear that Russia could do anything serious. Sweden is on the Baltic Sea and therefore Russia is now the only non-NATO country with a Baltic coast.

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