Sweden claims to have received US support for joining NATO

With the war in Ukraine, some European countries are trying to renew their regional security policies

Sweden said it had received support from the United States during the final access process with the United States NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The statement was released by Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Light on Wednesday (May 4, 2022) in Washington.

At the end of April, the Sweden and Finland This month it agreed to submit applications for a military alliance at the same time. Countries always position themselves as neutral, however, with War in Ukraine Some European countries are trying to renew their regional security policies.

The main concern of the countries is the impact during the accession process, which can take up to a year to be recognized by all 30 NATO countries.

Linde Visited US Secretary of State Anthony BlingenAfter the meeting, the minister spoke to Swedish television in the North American capital “I will not go into details. [do apoio dos EUA]But I firmly believe we have a US guarantee. ”.

“They will not take any negative action against Sweden [Rússia] Frightened, no, this is something that is allowed by the US, to happen without an answer.Linde added.

In a statement, the US State Department strengthened the US government’s commitment to welcome new members to NATO, although it did not specify security guarantees.