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Sec State Blinken To Meet Swedish Counterpart Amid NATO Speculation

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11:00 ET 16:00 BST: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet today with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde at the State Department. The meeting with be preceded by joint remarks streamed on the State Department YouTube: www.youtube.com/statedept.

  • The meeting comes following a week of speculation that Sweden and Finland may be preparing formal applications to NATO.
  • The Swedish parliament is currently conducting a security policy review on the pros and cons of NATO membership with the results expected on May 13.
  • The US has encouraged NATO application of the two states with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin noting last week that the applications would be fast-tracked due to the limited support required for membership.
  • Both Sweden and Finland are observers to NATO on all matters of security related to Russia and the war in Ukraine.

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