Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that “there is no nationwide political consensus in Sweden on the decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)”, and stated that “leaders of the (Left) and (Green) parties have stated that they oppose the accession to the alliance.

Zakharova said in a social media statement that “many major political issues in the country are determined through referendums that are of particular interest to the political culture of this country” and continued that “members of the US Senate visited the Swedish capital Stockholm today, in which it was announced The (historic) decision to join Sweden in NATO.

And pointed out that “among the American guests is Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell,” adding that “Sweden has not yet joined the alliance, but the Americans are already dictating to the Swedish authorities what they say to their people.”

And a spokeswoman for the ministry considered that “more than 200 years of neutrality, which ensured the security and prosperity of Sweden, is now in the past,” and asked: “Why was there no referendum? Sweden for a long time. Americans are Who decides for the Swedes?

Last Wednesday, the authorities of Finland and Sweden officially applied for membership in NATO.