German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today assured Sweden of Berlin’s “support” for its NATO membership, currently blocked by Turkey and Hungary, and congratulated Finland on joining the Alliance.
Finland is ab soft Mitglied der #NATO – das ist eine gute Nachricht und ein Gewinn für die transatlanticische Sicherheit. Meath #Finland wächst unser Verteidigungsbündnis um einen starken Freund. Der noch ausstehende Beitritt von Schweden has unsere volle Unterstützung!
— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) April 4, 2023
“Finland is now a member of NATO, which is good news and a benefit for transatlantic security. The accession of Sweden, which has not yet taken place, has our full support!” the German Chancellor wrote in a Twitter post.
At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed “heartfelt congratulations” to Finland on joining NATO, which, according to Zelensky, is “the only effective guarantee in the region” from “Russian aggression.”
Source: APE-MPE, AFP.
Source: Kathimerini
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