Sweden has received specific pledges from the United States of America and the United Kingdom for protection while the decision to join NATO is being made.. It is reported by Aftonbladet with reference to its own sources, writes European Truth..

The measures, in particular, will include strengthening the military presence, expanding military exercises and "

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It is noted that in recent weeks the issue of security guarantees before the ratification of any NATO membership by all members of the Alliance has been very relevant..

According to the source, government agencies are conducting the same analysis as former Ambassador Christer Bringeus, who believes that in practice Sweden will be considered as a full member of NATO soon after the declaration of interest..

At the same time, another source noted that according to NATO rules, member countries cannot express any formal guarantees of protection to those who are not members of the Alliance..

" You will receive guarantees when the ratification process is completed at the end of the year.

But de facto, this is a strong strengthening of our security from the moment we made the decision in Sweden,"

Also, one of the sources added that statements about the insecurity of Sweden or the lack of support during the process of applying to NATO play into the hands of Russia..

Earlier it became known that Finland and Sweden plan to apply for NATO membership in May.. Thus, both countries decided to speed up the accession procedure, without waiting for the Alliance summit, which will be held at the end of June..

Before that, Russia threatened Sweden and Finland with "