Sweden Getting Closer to NATO Membership Is ‘Pretty Exciting’ for Canada: Blair

Published on January 24, 2024

Sweden is inching closer to joining NATO, and Defence Minister Bill Blair says that’s “pretty exciting” for Canada. Sweden and Finland both asked to join the alliance after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago—something that requires unanimous consent of all members. Finland became a member last April, but Hungary and Turkey opposed Sweden’s bid to join until recently. Turkey’s parliament voted in support of Sweden on Jan. 23. And Hungary’s prime minister now says he has affirmed his country’s support to NATO’s secretary-general. Once it becomes an ally, Sweden plans to send soldiers to join a Canadian-led battle group in Latvia that’s being scaled up to a brigade....

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