Switzerland, Finland and Sweden consider joining the US National Guard's security partnership programme, in a further expansion of American military ties across Europe after Russia's offensive in Ukraine
The Presidents of the United States and Finland as well as the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden met in Helsinki earlier this month for the third US-Nordic Leaders’ Summit, during which the leaders reconfirmed their partnership and the intensifying co-operation between their countries. / Photo: AP Archive
The chief of the National Guard, General Dan Hokanson, was expected to announce the discussions with each country, which have not previously been reported, in remarks at the National Press Club on Thursday.Interest by the three countries in the programme is the latest indication of how Russia’s war has led each of those nations to take steps that consider ending long-standing policies of military nonalignment.joined in April and Sweden is waiting for approval.
The programme can help the foreign military better shape their own operations to reflect Western military organisation and equipment. Ukraine was one of the first to join the National Guard programme, partnering with California's National Guard.
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