Sweden hoists its flag at NATO and will join Canadian brigade in Latvia

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Under a heavy, rain-soaked Belgian sky, Sweden’s flag was raised Monday at NATO headquarters in Brussels to formally mark its new status as a full member of the western military alliance.

The event was witnessed by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who led a delegation in Brussels that included cabinet ministers, Sweden’s military commander-in-chief and the nation’s Crown Princess Victoria.

Joining NATO was the “only reasonable choice” after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kristersson said in prepared remarks delivered in front of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

“After more than 200 years of military non-alignment, this is a historic step. But also, a very natural

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