“Now there’s more sympathy and the feeling that Ukraine is a part of Europe, but that’s sentimental and not hard-core,” said Anna Wieslander of Sweden, director for Northern Europe for the Atlantic Council organization.
“What’s the plan ahead? That’s what I’m missing,” she added. “There’s no discussion of what the membership criteria in a new situation should be or what kind of union we get then. We’re putting our heads in the sand.”
Further reading
Tue, Feb 7, 2023
What would happen if Sweden and Finland split up their NATO bids?
New Atlanticist By
Finland proceeding without Sweden should be a last resort because of all the strategic and logistical difficulties it would create.
Fri, Jan 6, 2023
How allied Sweden and Finland can secure Northern Europe
Issue Brief By
NATO is approaching its ninth round of enlargement. The accession of Sweden and Finland—two solid democracies and defenders of the international-rules based order—into the Alliance will strengthen the core of the transatlantic community.
Wed, Feb 22, 2023
What I heard in Munich: Four fears are holding the West back from quicker, bolder support for Ukraine
New Atlanticist By Anna Wieslander
There is fear of escalation, fear of having Ukraine fully in the European family, fear of a defeated Russia, and fear of a defeated Ukraine.