War in Ukraine: Will it bring Sweden and Finland closer to joining NATO?
By DW
06 March 2022 |
11:18 am
Sweden and Finland have stayed outside of NATO due to their military nonalignment policy. That's been supported in the past by majorities of both Finns and Swedes. But the war in Ukraine has changed that.
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