What Sweden's membership means for NATO and Russia | DW News

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In Brussels, a flag-raising ceremony formally marks Sweden's accession to NATO. The event was held at the alliance's headquarters after Sweden officially became its 32nd member in Washington. That's two years after the Nordic country applied to join the military alliance following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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All Comments (21)
  • @thornne
    All best to Sweden from Poland
  • @ShootDigital
    A huge welcome aboard to Sweden ❤❤❤❤❤❤
  • @janko6608
    Good to have Sweden also finally officially in. Greetings from Finland.
  • @viljanov
    Russian bots in full meltdown ❤ Cope 😂
  • @viljanov
    Putin: I forbid Finland and Sweden from joining NATO! (Putin invades Ukraine --> Finland and Sweden join NATO) Putin: I love it when a plan comes together!
  • @jorgenlarsen775
    From Denmark to our Swedish brothers and sisters - a warm welcome to NATO. It is in many ways a dream come true. All the Nordic countries: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are in the same defense alliance. To the Danish parliament and government. Increase the defense budget to 4 - 5% of GDP, reintroduce conscription for women and men, increase civil defense and buy primarily Nordic / European weapons. MEGA: Make Europe Great again
  • @waraidako
    For anyone unaware, at 5:06 the woman on the left in light blue is Victoria, Crown Princess and future Queen of Sweden.
  • @Kimfakkel
    Welcome brothers and sisters :) greatings from Denmark
  • @capitandelnorte
    Proud to welcome our northern brothers to NATO. Divided we are small, but together we are a force to be reckoned with.
  • @viljanov
    And the "NATO Salesman of the Year" award goes to.... Vladimir Putin! Mr. Putin, who won the coveted award also last year by ushering Finland into NATO says he's "humbled by the honour". However, Mr. Putin's close associate Sergei Liarov will be accepting the award on his behalf, quoting "legal issues" that restrict Mr. Putin's travelling abroad.
  • @gloin10
    "What Sweden's membership means for NATO and Russia..."? For a start, it means that the Baltic Sea is now a NATO lake, and Russia's Baltic Fleet is a very expensive, easily blockaded, and likely short-lived, waste of metal, manpower and weapons. Sweden brings very advanced submarine technology, advanced aircraft, as well as very versatile anti-aircraft missile systems.
  • @vrvaughn
    32 nations feel strong,y enough about the threat from Russia to be part of NATO. Russia can only gain allies with tanks and guns. Countries are forced to join Russia. Countries apply to join NATO.
  • @user-fv9fm4fg5t
    Asian has a saying: "One can break a chopstick, one cannot break a bunch of chopsticks."