NATO Comments on Potential Base Deployments in Sweden and Finland

The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee, Rob Bauer, has stated that the deployment of NATO bases in Finland and Sweden will depend on the personal decision of the leadership of those countries. This was reported by RT.

“If they become members of the alliance, then they will have to consider whether they want that,” he said at a press conference in Brussels.

On May 18, the ambassadors of Sweden and Finland submitted applications to join NATO to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.