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05-26-2016, 02:57 PM
STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s parliament on Wednesday ratified a deal granting Nato more access to the neutral **rdic country for training exercises and in the event of a war in the region, a step reflecting heightened tensions with Russia.
Sweden is outside the US-led Nato but has moved closer to the alliance in recent years, cooperating with Nato states like Denmark, **rway and Iceland and participating in operations in Afghanistan.
The centre-left mi**rity government won the parliamentary vote by a margin of 291-21.
"This deal will **t change our relationship with Nato **r our security policy. We will remain **n-aligned," Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist told parliament.
"There will be ** Nato troops on Swedish soil without an invitation."
Sweden’s closeness to Nato has already angered Moscow.
In April, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told daily Dagens Nyheter that Russia would take unspecified action if Sweden joined Nato.
The Ukraine and Crimea crises have wrought increased tension between Russia and the West and within the Baltic Sea region.
Sweden has accused Russian warplanes of carrying out simulated bombing runs near its border and its security agency has warned of Russian spies active in the country.
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Sweden is outside the US-led Nato but has moved closer to the alliance in recent years, cooperating with Nato states like Denmark, **rway and Iceland and participating in operations in Afghanistan.
The centre-left mi**rity government won the parliamentary vote by a margin of 291-21.
"This deal will **t change our relationship with Nato **r our security policy. We will remain **n-aligned," Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist told parliament.
"There will be ** Nato troops on Swedish soil without an invitation."
Sweden’s closeness to Nato has already angered Moscow.
In April, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told daily Dagens Nyheter that Russia would take unspecified action if Sweden joined Nato.
The Ukraine and Crimea crises have wrought increased tension between Russia and the West and within the Baltic Sea region.
Sweden has accused Russian warplanes of carrying out simulated bombing runs near its border and its security agency has warned of Russian spies active in the country.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/World-TheNewsInternational/~4/ZDPWESsoQZU
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