Sweden’s Ruling Social Democrats to Decide on NATO on May 15

Sweden’s Ruling Social Democrats to Decide on NATO on May 15
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrives prior to a meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Christiansborg Castle, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 4, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Philip Davali via Reuters
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STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats will decide on May 15 whether to overturn decades of opposition to NATO membership, the party said on Monday, a move that would almost certainly lead to Sweden asking to join the 30-nation alliance.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked an urgent rethink of security policy in both Sweden and Finland. The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, is this week expected to announce his support for an application.