“The way Finland and Sweden were intensively drawn into NATO suggests that the North Military District was not the cause of this process, but a pretext.
NATO expansion is primary,” he told RIA Novosti.
According to the politician, Sweden is needed not to strengthen defense, but to strengthen offensive capabilities and “spread responsibility over a wider range of countries.”
Earlier, the White House reported that Sweden's official entry into the North Atlantic Alliance will take place on March 7.
The Swedish Cabinet of Ministers has instructed residents to update instructions in case of war.