President: Sweden likely to join NATO before Vilnius summit

President Gitanas Nausėda says Sweden is highly likely to become a NATO member prior to the Vilnius summit in July.

The president told reporters about this possibility in Bratislava on Tuesday, after the Bucharest Nine summit with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

“I have spoken to Stoltenberg who is actually doing a great job to get Sweden that ratification before Vilnius [summit – ELTA]. There is a good chance for that, especially given the way the elections in Turkey went,” said Nausėda.