“We, the Social Democrats, believe that the best guarantee of the security of the Swedish people and Sweden will be NATO membership ... If Sweden remains the only state in the Baltic Sea region that is not part of NATO, we will be in a vulnerable position,” TASS quotes her .
According to the Swedish prime minister, freedom from military alliances will not serve the country well in the future.
Earlier, the ruling Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden officially decided to apply for membership in the alliance.
Prior to this, the relevant decision was reported by the authorities of Finland.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Finland's refusal from the traditional policy of military neutrality would be erroneous, since there are no threats to the country's security.
Moscow also warned that if Finland joined NATO, Russia would be forced to take retaliatory steps, including those of a military-technical nature.