Sweden’s NATO bid: ‘We are not naive,’ defense minister tells DW
01 June 2022 |
3:24 pm
Russia's invasion of Ukraine "fundamentally" changed the way Swedes thought about joining the NATO military alliance, Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist told DW.
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