# Sweden Joins Nato: Does Expansion Of Military Alliance Defeat Putin's Objective For War Against Ukraine?

An episode of [Geeta's World](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1635741757), 12 Mar 2024, 41 min.

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Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of NATO, completing its accession process in Washington. It took place two years after Sweden had applied to join the military alliance following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But the two Nordic states, Finland and Sweden have long maintained military neutrality. So, why did Sweden officially move away from its non-alignment and neutrality stance to NATO now? And Sweden had applied in May 2022. Why did Erdogan take so long, around two years, to finally accept Sweden’s NATO’s bid? Our host Anna Priyadarshini and foreign affairs editor at India Today, TV Today Network Geeta Mohan discuss in this episode of Geeta's World! Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

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