Sweden calls for a tough stance against Putin – “We have to put an end to it”. Instead of deploying NATO soldiers, the member states should strengthen their solidarity in other ways.

Sweden will particularly work to provide greater deterrence and use its strategically important role in the Baltic Sea. Russia produces three times as much ammunition as the USA and its European supporting states combined. A NATO official even spoke of a “production war” Currently, Ukraine has been waiting for new military aid from the United States for several months.