Bucharest, Romania. Archival photoCHISINAU, May 15.Romania stands for the early accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu told reporters. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, following an informal meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers in Berlin, said that the alliance is ready to discuss transitional security guarantees with Sweden and Finland in the event of receiving official applications for accession from themThe Czech Republic supports the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Foreign Minister said «We discussed the prospects for the accession of Finland and Sweden together with our colleagues from these states, and I expressed Romania's firm position in favor of the speedy process of accession of these two countries. Romania is a strong supporter of the open door policy which brings many advantages to the Alliance,» Aurescu told reporters. According to him, the accession of Sweden and Finland will strengthen the alliance and help strengthen NATO's borders. Ukraine. The head of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, noted that the alliance would be glad to see Finland and Sweden in its ranks and provide them with the opportunity to quickly join. NATO expects these countries to make their own decisions about possible membership in the coming «months and weeks,» US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said. She added that the United States would welcome the accession of these countries to the alliance. Russia has repeatedly noted that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated that further expansion of the alliance would not bring greater security to Europe, NATO has an aggressive character. At the same time, he noted that he did not consider the possible entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO an existential threat to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö, noted that abandoning the traditional policy of military neutrality would be erroneous, since there are no threats to Finland's security. In his opinion, a change in the country's foreign policy may have a negative impact on Russian-Finnish relations, which for many years were built in the spirit of good neighborliness and partnership cooperation, were mutually beneficial. jpg» />NATO will find a consensus on the accession of Finland and Sweden, said Blinken
