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“I can tell you that when we become NATO members, we will support NATO's open door policy,” Andersson said in response to a question about whether the country would lobby for membership in the Alliance for Ukraine..

Andersson also assured that Sweden remains open to further sanctions against Russia..

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in turn, congratulated Magdalena Andersson on the decision to join Sweden in the North Atlantic Alliance.

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Sweden and neighboring Finland concluded their accession talks on Monday at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.. Countries officially confirmed their readiness and ability to fulfill political, legal, military and NATO membership obligations.

Both countries have maintained a status of neutrality for years, but support for NATO membership in these countries has increased since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia threatened Sweden and Finland with "