American organization Veterans Concerned for America (CVA) on 3 August urged the US Senate to vote against NATO expansion amid risk of conflict with Russia, reports DEA News”.
According to members of this organization, the United States “faces a $30 trillion public debt, record inflation, and rising limits of its military power.”
As veterans put it, “expanding security guarantees” to the “two richer” countries in Europe through the North Atlantic Alliance is “the last thing the United States should do”.
In this context, CVA adviser Dan Caldwell noted that the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO “could cost the United States billions of dollars, require regular troop deployments in both countries, and increase the risk of a confrontation with a nuclear-armed Russia.”
“The United States faces more pressing problems at home and in other parts of the world. The CVA spokesperson should encourage Europeans to take more responsibility for their own security, rather than assuming the security dependencies of Europe’s richer countries.
Former Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declarationHe said that he would not allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO until the demands of the Turkish side are met.
At the summit on 29 June, NATO leaders formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the alliance. On 5 July, the Finnish and Swedish Foreign Ministers signed protocols on NATO accession.