Swedish Support for NATO Is Now Higher Than Ever, Poll Shows
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More Swedes than ever want the nation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with support for the defense bloc surging after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a poll commissioned by daily tabloid Aftonbladet, as many as 57% of the respondents support a membership, up from 51% over the past month. Of the people asked, 21% said they are against Sweden joining the alliance while 22% were unsure.