Laura Laplaud 8:38 a.m., May 17, 2022, modified at 8:39 a.m., May 17, 2022

Finland and Sweden should officially submit their applications for membership of NATO shortly.

Candidatures supported by France.

For the essayist and former adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy, Henri Guaino, guest of Europe Matin on Tuesday, France should put its veto.

In a context of tensions in eastern Europe due to the war in Ukraine, the French presidency announced Thursday that it "fully" supports Finland's desire to join NATO.

"Entry into NATO poses a real problem, we can prevent it!"

launched Henri Guaino on Tuesday on Europe 1. For the former adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy, France should veto these memberships.

"It's not a dry veto (...) we should never have practiced the open door policy with NATO, never," he continued.

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