American fighter jets at an airfield in Sweden during a NATO exercise. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 16. Sweden's entry into NATO will cause significant damage to the security of Northern Europe and the European continent as a whole, membership in the Alliance will not increase Sweden's security, but will lead to the loss of sovereignty in making foreign policy decisions by this country , the Russian Foreign Ministry said. On May 16, the Swedish government decided to send an application for the country's accession to NATO. CSTO Secretary General «The Russian side has repeatedly stated that the choice of ways to ensure national security is an internal affair of any country. Stockholm's foreign policy, based on more than 200 years of tradition of Swedish neutrality, has for decades remained an important factor in maintaining stability and trust in the Baltic region Sweden's accession to NATO will cause significant damage to the security and Northern Europe and the European continent as a whole,» the statement says. The ministry added that «NATO membership will not increase Sweden's security level, if only because no one threatens the country, but will certainly lead to the loss of sovereignty in accepting foreign policy decisions.» «For our part, we are convinced that such a choice of the politicians currently in power in Sweden does not meet the long-term interests of the Swedish people,» the Foreign Ministry concluded. jpg» />»It will be a shame»: the Turks urged not to let Sweden and Finland into NATO
