{"id":1395959,"date":"2022-03-23T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1395959"},"modified":"2022-03-23T09:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:46:14","slug":"nato-chief-sweden-could-be-fast-tracked-to-join-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-sweden-could-be-fast-tracked-to-join-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Chief: Sweden Could Be Fast-Tracked to Join Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-chief-sweden-could-be-fast-tracked-to-join-alliance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1395959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that countries like Sweden and Finland could be fast-tracked for membership if they wish to apply to the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary-General Stoltenberg stated that countries like Sweden and Finland were the closest to existing NATO alliance members and the process for approving them as member of the alliance would be much quicker than other applicants as a result.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t say how long it will take, but it can be quick if they want to,\u201d Stoltenberg said and added, \u201cI\u2019m confident that we will find ways to deal with that situation, but I don\u2019t want to go into how we would do it more precisely,\u201d Swedish broadcaster SVT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svt.se\/nyheter\/utrikes\/stoltenberg-skulle-ga-snabbt-for-sverige-att-ansluta-till-nato\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, both Sweden and Finland joined NATO members at a meeting to discuss the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, with Secretary-General Stoltenberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/opinions_193194.htm\">stating<\/a> at a press conference that the alliance demanded Russia end its military operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Putin must stop the war. Immediately. Withdraw his forces. Now. And engage in diplomacy. In good faith,\u201d Stoltenberg said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sweden&#8217;s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has stated that she will not be pursuing a possible application for her country to join NATO, arguing that an application could further destabilize Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2PKbfuRmYO\">https:\/\/t.co\/2PKbfuRmYO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1502245451055124483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sweden has been hesitant to discuss applying for NATO membership, with Prime Minister\u00a0Magdalena Andersson stating earlier this month that Sweden entering the alliance could further destabilize Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Sweden were to choose to send in an application to join NATO in the current situation, it would further destabilize this area of Europe and increase tensions,\u201d Andersson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/applying-join-nato-would-destabilize-security-situation-swedish-pm-says-2022-03-08\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been clear during this whole time in saying that what is best for Sweden\u2019s security and for the security of this region of Europe is that the government has a long-term, consistent and predictable policy and that is my continued belief,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In neighbouring Finland, meanwhile, opinions among the general public on NATO membership have dramatically shifted, with a recent poll showing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/02\/finland-parliament-debates-nato-membership-in-wake-of-ukraine-invasion\/\">a majority of Finns<\/a> would support joining the alliance, up from just 19 per cent in 2017.<\/p>\n<h5><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><em><strong><span class=\"a-size-large\">Follow Chris Tomlinson on Twitter at\u00a0<span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomlinsonCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@TomlinsonCJ<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>or email at\u00a0ctomlinson(at)breitbart.com.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that countries like Sweden and Finland could be fast-tracked for membership if they wish to apply to the alliance. 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