During his time as Minister of Defense, Peter Hultqvist (S) has said that other types of cooperation are enough for Sweden to be safe.
- It was based on Finland and Sweden as two non-aligned countries having a common platform where we built operational planning beyond peace together.
When Russia invaded Ukraine and the process in Finland moved towards NATO membership, an important part of that structure disappeared.
When we have looked at it, we have come to the conclusion that it will be difficult for us from an operational point of view when it comes to planning, we will be weaker in Nordic co-operation and in other relations.
So we can not have it.
Therefore, I see that it can not be done in any other way.
he says.
Watch the clip where Hultqvist talks about the specific time when he changed his attitude.