Sweden’s NATO bid set to be discussed as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders
Trudeau is scheduled to meet privately with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the sidelines of the annual Nordic leaders’ summit, whichThe two-day event follows a weekend of military chaos in Russia and comes just ahead of the annual NATO leaders’ summit scheduled for mid-July in Lithuania.The war, which began more than 16 months ago, also prompted both Sweden and Finland to abandon their decades-long policies of neutrality and apply to join NATO.
In addition to his bilateral meeting with Kristersson today, Trudeau will sit down with Jonas Gahr Støre, the prime minister of Norway. He met with the prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland and Finland on Sunday as the summit got underway. Saturday’s brief armed revolt in Russia by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has loomed large over the gathering in Iceland. It pushed security to the top of the agenda for a group of nations who share the Arctic with Russia and have growing concerns about stability in the region and the affects of climate change.
Scientists say the Arctic is experiencing some of the most acute effects of a warming planet, with defence experts adding the melting ice opens up new access to the region while aggressive powers like Russia and China take note.
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