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Claims
Carl Hvenmark Nilsson"Prime Minister Löfven probably will consider membership off limits until the next election in 2018, unless Russia takes further drastic action to destabilize Europe."Oct 22, 2024
Peter Viggo Jakobsen"It seems rather pointless to discuss whether Finland and Sweden should join NATO since this clearly will not happen."Oct 22, 2024
Wilson Center"[I]t is unlikely that either country [Finland or Sweden] will join NATO in the foreseeable future, barring any significant changes in the relations between the EU and Russia."Oct 22, 2024
David Pressman"Sweden's accession to NATO will advance the security of the United States, the security of Hungary and the security of the alliance."Oct 21, 2024
Magdalena Andersson"Should Sweden be the only country in the Baltic Sea region that was not a member of NATO, we would be in a very vulnerable position."Oct 22, 2024
Max Bergmann"It would be a real failure for the alliance if it’s not able to get Sweden over the goal line here."Jul 08, 2023
Peter Viggo Jakobsen"In the absence of a clear and present danger to their national security from Russia, membership is not a viable option for Finnish or Swedish decisionmakers."Oct 22, 2024
Martin Hurt"The accession of either of these two countries [Sweden or Finland] is anything but imminent."Oct 22, 2024
Katalin CsehOrban’s blocking of Sweden and Finland's bids is "quite simply, another favor to Vladimir Putin."Oct 22, 2024
Mélanie Joly"Our goal is to be among the first countries to be able to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland."Oct 22, 2024
Viktor Mihály Orbán"The Swedish-Hungarian military cooperation and Sweden's accession to NATO will strengthen Hungary's security."Oct 21, 2024
Joe Biden"I'm trying to... strengthen NATO in terms of the military capacity of both Greece as well as Turkey and allow Sweden to come in."Jul 09, 2023
