{"id":1375364,"date":"2026-05-25T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1375364"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:57:14","slug":"swedish-defense-minister-says-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-european-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/swedish-defense-minister-says-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-european-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish defense minister says Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership would strengthen European security"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u00e5l Jonson stated that all European countries should have the right to join NATO if they meet the required criteria, arguing that Ukraine would become a major security asset for the Alliance due to its battlefield experience, military innovation, and defense-industrial capacity.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a>, Jonson made the remarks during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/sweden-defense-minister-backs-ukraine-nato-membership\/\">POLITICO Speakeasy.<\/a><\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swedish defense minister stressed that no outside actor should have veto power over NATO enlargement decisions.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll European countries should have the right to join NATO if they meet the requirements. No one should have a veto over that. This is our position,\u201d Jonson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While acknowledging that there is currently no consensus among NATO members regarding Ukraine\u2019s accession, Jonson argued that Ukraine should be viewed not as a burden, but as a future pillar of European security.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed specifically to the scale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the country\u2019s wartime innovations, and its rapidly expanding defense industry.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere else in Europe can we find 110 brigades? Where else in Europe can we find such an innovative system as the one Ukraine has created? Where else can we find such industrial potential?\u201d Jonson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swedish minister also noted that Ukraine\u2019s defense sector has become one of the most dynamic and competitive in Europe. According to him, Kyiv accelerated weapons production after Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion by introducing deregulation, privatization, and greater market competition within the defense industry.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Karel \u0158ehka also described Ukraine\u2019s future NATO membership as a \u201clogical step.\u201d<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Mark Rutte recently stated that Ukraine\u2019s accession to NATO is not currently on the Alliance\u2019s immediate agenda, noting that the issue continues to face resistance from several member states, including Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, and the United States.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polls cited by Ukrainian media indicate that a majority of Ukrainians support joining NATO, although public trust in the Alliance itself remains mixed.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/he-can-t-even-say-hooray-anymore-he-just-mumbles-zelenskyy-says-slamming-moscow-after-massive-attack\/\">\u201cHe Can\u2019t Even Say \u2018Hooray\u2019 Anymore \u2014 He Just Mumbles,\u201d Zelenskyy Says, Slamming Moscow After Massive Attack<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P\u00e5l Jonson stated that all European countries should have the right to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1255584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,49,36415,36422,55,36537],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1375364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-4","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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