STOCKHOLM — In one of the most consequential strategic realignments since Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine, Sweden appears poised to join Finland inside NATO as soon as next month, linking arms with its neighbors in an increasingly joined-up defense of Europe’s northeast.
Stoltenberg said his talks with Erdoğan this month had been constructive, and on Monday, the Turkish leader said he had signed and passed documents to the parliament in Ankara so it can vote on Sweden’s eventual accession.
Standing alongside Stoltenberg in Stockholm, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his country had watched the Finnish accession process closely “to learn lessons for our own integration.” Finland joined NATO in April.
The annexation of Crimea by Russia earlier that year had sent a chill through the Baltic Sea region but the two Nordic states appeared intent on not joining the alliance.
Still, Stoltenberg helped push integration between Finnish, Swedish and NATO forces through detailed agreements such as the Enhanced Opportunity Partnership and Host Nation Support.
But in May 2022, the Social Democrats pivoted and Stoltenberg — and Swedish officials — began months of shuttle diplomacy, regularly taking in Washington and increasingly Ankara as Erdoğan’s resistance emerged.
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STOCKHOLM — In one of the most consequential strategic realignments since Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine, Sweden appears poised to join Finland inside NATO as soon as next month, linking arms with its neighbors in an increasingly joined-up defense of Europe’s northeast.
Stoltenberg said his talks with Erdoğan this month had been constructive, and on Monday, the Turkish leader said he had signed and passed documents to the parliament in Ankara so it can vote on Sweden’s eventual accession.
Standing alongside Stoltenberg in Stockholm, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his country had watched the Finnish accession process closely “to learn lessons for our own integration.” Finland joined NATO in April.
The annexation of Crimea by Russia earlier that year had sent a chill through the Baltic Sea region but the two Nordic states appeared intent on not joining the alliance.
Still, Stoltenberg helped push integration between Finnish, Swedish and NATO forces through detailed agreements such as the Enhanced Opportunity Partnership and Host Nation Support.
But in May 2022, the Social Democrats pivoted and Stoltenberg — and Swedish officials — began months of shuttle diplomacy, regularly taking in Washington and increasingly Ankara as Erdoğan’s resistance emerged.
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