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Sweden and Finland agree to submit NATO applications

by dannykwells on 4/25/22, 7:57 PM with 8 comments

• by cs702 on 4/25/22, 8:04 PM

  What a short, brief headline for what I, along with many others, would describe as a seismic shift in the world's military configuration.

  Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it would have been almost unthinkable that Sweden and Finland would want to join NATO.

  Putin and his acolytes must be looking at all of this in utter disbelief.

• by Normille on 4/25/22, 8:39 PM

  The US will be rubbing its hands with glee. They must have thought all their Christmases had come at once, when Russia invaded Ukraine

  * Russia ostracised by Europe

  * More US arms sales to Europe

  * More US gas sales to Europe

  * More European acolytes to join their US-led military bloc

  The only difficult part must be keeping a straight face while pretending to be outraged by it all.

  Don'tcha just love it when a plan comes together!