Sweden’s Top Diplomat Billstrom, Who Led NATO Talks, Resigns
- Billstrom announces resignation from politics in post on X
- Decision follows ‘historic shift’ in Sweden’s security policy
Tobias Billstrom
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Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom will resign from his post in a plan to leave politics, having helped negotiate the entry of his Nordic homeland into NATO as part of the biggest shift in European security since World War II.
Billstrom, 50, spearheaded more than a year of tough negotiations as Sweden sought to win over the support of Turkey, and later Hungary, for its entry into defense alliance NATO. He announced the resignation in a post on X, saying he plans to step down next week when the country’s parliament resumes work after its summer recess.