Sweden wants to be admitted into NATO, but Turkey and Hungary are blocking its application. A decision on the Scandinavian country’s membership could be made in July, in time for the military alliance’s summit in Lithuania.
WSJ’s Sune Engel Rasmussen explains what Sweden can bring to the alliance, including its strategic location near Norway and Denmark, which could help NATO shore up defenses over Russia in the Baltic Sea.
0:00 Sweden wants to join NATO
0:25 Sweden’s strategic importance
1:33 Sweden’s history
2:10 Russia and NATO
2:33 Why Sweden has not joined yet
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