{"id":1432160,"date":"2022-04-12T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432160"},"modified":"2022-04-12T07:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:31:09","slug":"two-european-nations-set-to-join-nato-in-matter-of-weeks-russia-issues-stark-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-european-nations-set-to-join-nato-in-matter-of-weeks-russia-issues-stark-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Two European Nations Set To Join NATO In Matter Of Weeks; Russia Issues Stark Warning"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftwo-european-nations-set-to-join-nato-in-matter-of-weeks-russia-issues-stark-warning%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=1432160&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/NATO-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is going to likely result in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) expanding its alliance from 30 nations to 32 nations with\u00a0Finland and Sweden set to join the organization as soon as early summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. officials said NATO membership for both Nordic countries was \u2018a topic of conversation and multiple sessions\u2019 during talks between the alliance\u2019s foreign ministers last week attended by Sweden and Finland,\u201d The Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/finland-sweden-set-to-join-nato-war-ukraine-latest-7m8bn6mf8\">reported<\/a>. \u201cFinland\u2019s application is expected in June, with Sweden expected to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can this be anything but a massive strategic blunder for Putin?\u201d one senior American official said.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin propagandist Dmitry Peskov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/russia-peskov-warns-sweden-finland-joining-nato-1696947\">responded<\/a> to the news by telling reporters on Monday, \u201cWe have repeatedly said that the alliance remains a tool geared towards confrontation and its further expansion will not bring stability to the European continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/finland-nato-membership-putin-warnings-backfire-ukraine-1694731\">said<\/a> earlier this month that the country\u2019s decision to join NATO would be made \u201cthoroughly but quickly\u201d this spring, adding that the reason was that \u201cRussia is not the neighbor we thought it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the president or I voiced strong opinions on the issue, it would be the end of the debate [\u2026] I believe it\u2019s very important that all of Finland\u2019s most central institutions are involved in the ongoing debate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe secretary for Sweden\u2019s ruling Social Democratic party, Tobias Baudin, told local media outlets that it was reviewing its international security policy, and would discuss whether or not to join NATO,\u201d Newsweek reported. \u201cThat review should be complete within the next few months, he said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova issued a threat, saying that Russia would respond if the countries joined NATO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearly [the] accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO, which is first and foremost a military alliance, would have serious military-political repercussions that would demand a response from our country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10668961\/Russian-fighter-jets-violated-Swedish-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html\">reported<\/a> at the end of March that amid heightened tensions between Russia and the two nations that the Russian military flew two planes, which violated Swedish airspace, while reportedly carrying nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The flyover near the island of Gotland on March 2 was a deliberate act designed to intimidate Sweden, according to Swedish news channel TV4 Nyheterna. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A total of four planes had taken off from the Russian air base of Kaliningrad. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They consisted of two Sukhoi 24 attack planes, which were escorted by two Sukhoi 27 fighter jets. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was the two attack planes which were, according to TV4 Nyheter sources, equipped with nuclear weapons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The violation of Swedish territory lasted for about a minute. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The country\u2019s air force deployed two JAS 39 Gripen which took pictures of the intruders. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was then, say Swedish media, that it was confirmed the Russian planes were equipped with nuclear warheads. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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