“Anna Wieslander, director for Northern Europe at the think tank Atlantic Council, said the disagreement on Sweden could expose cracks within the alliance. ‘If NATO doesn’t deliver on Sweden becoming a member, then NATO will appear weakened,’ Wieslander said. Lingering divisions could ultimately affect how NATO supports Ukraine, she added. ‘That which has been the alliance’s greatest strength… in the Ukraine crisis, has been that members can move forward together and remained united,’ Wieslander said.”
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