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Sweden officially joins NATO (www.nato.int)

submitted 8 months ago by zephyreks@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When was that exactly?

[–] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Back in the day, there used to be Swedish politicians worth assassinating. That's gotta count for something

[–] jabrd@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You either get assassinated by NATO or live long enough to see yourself join them

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago

Remember that time when Putin tried to join NATO, but was rejected because the imperial core was only interested in plundering Russia as a neocolony? Putin is popular because he put an end to the Western plundering of Russia.