This Tuesday, the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, declared that there are no reasons for Turkey and Hungary to delay any longer in their verdict of Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). According to the organization’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, Sweden’s entry into the coalition of countries is expected to take place before the Alliance summit in July in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Secretary Blinken was sympathetic with the security concerns expressed, especially by Turkey, given the new admissions and its proximity to Russia, but stressed that both Finland and Sweden have taken important steps and concrete actions to dispel any doubts regarding their integration into the Treaty. of the North Atlantic. “The time has come to finalize the entry of Sweden. Sweden has taken significant steps to address security concerns,” he told a news conference.
Blinken stated that the accession of a new country is a process carried out by each of the NATO members. Although, he assured that the entry of Finland and Sweden has been very fast, for reasons related to the invasion of Ukraine by the military forces of Moscow.
This same month, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, considered that the Russian war against Ukraine is bringing Kiev closer and closer to belonging to the coalition of countries with military cooperation as a joint point. , as support for the Ukrainian forces is increasing.
Originally, one of the reasons why Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukrainian territory was to avoid the presence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the country’s borders, but due to this conflict, Kiev has come closer every once again to the Atlantic Alliance and its members. Even Finland decided to join the alliance due to threats from Moscow, and now Sweden would be close to belonging to the coalition of countries.
With information from EFE
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