Sweden provides thousands of soldiers and military weapons to NATO
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, the Swedish Parliament announced by publishing a statement that the country’s government’s proposal to allocate 6 warships, 24 aircraft and 1,200 military personnel to support the defense sector of the Treaty Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) approved in 2025 has done.
Sweden officially joined NATO last March and became the 32nd NATO member.
“Konstantin Kosachev“, the vice-chairman of the Council of the Russian Federation announced that after the accession of Sweden To NATO, this country will be seen as a threat in Russia; This is a danger for Stockholm.
In this connection, the English newspaper Financial Times reported, quoting knowledgeable sources, that Sweden may become the logistics center of the alliance in the event of a military conflict between NATO and Russia. .
Sweden does not have a direct border with Russia, and probably this country will play a different role for NATO military organizers than frontline countries.
Sweden and Finland simultaneously announced their candidacy to join NATO in 2022 in response to Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
After the start of the war in Ukraine, Finland and Sweden made requests to join NATO in May 2022 presented. Finland became the 31st NATO member on April 4, 2023.
At the same time, the German opposition believes that Europe should think about defending itself, and not just rely on NATO.
“Friedrich Mertz“, the head of the largest opposition party in Germany called Christian Democratic that Europe should not rely solely on NATO to protect itself against possible aggression.
