“More than two hundred years of Swedish neutrality, which guaranteed security and prosperity for the kingdom, are now in the past.
So why wasn't there a referendum?
Because people in Sweden have not asked for a long time.
The Americans decide for the Swedes, ”Zakharova wrote in her Telegram.
She added that the presence of US senators in Sweden on the day of the announcement of the country's decision to join the alliance is very "curious."
Earlier, journalist Nedim Sener, in an article for Hürriyet, expressed the opinion that by joining Sweden and Finland to NATO, Washington seeks to provoke a conflict with Moscow and weaken its influence in the world.