Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson said he did not want to “write off Russia as a threat.” He expressed this in an interview with the newspaper. Guard.
“We don’t want to write off Russia as a threat because Russia is <…> He showed his toughness (in Ukraine),” Yunson said.
He argues that Sweden should become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance as soon as possible in order to be safe. Jonsson could not say when this would happen, but Turkey and Hungary would approve Sweden’s eventual entry into NATO.
Before that, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg statedNATO does not see a military threat from Russia.
However, according to the Secretary General, the alliance remains cautious and, amid the conflict in Ukraine, NATO has strengthened its military presence in Eastern Europe.
Previously in Sweden decided Burn the NATO Charter.