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Sweden in NATO would be ‘negative’ for Russia’s security: Kremlin

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The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russia’s security would be jeopardised if Sweden were to become a member of the US-led NATO defence alliance, after Turkey’s president approved Sweden’s membership bid.

“The negative consequences are unambiguous” for Russia’s security, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that it was planning countermeasures.

 

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