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This is misleading. I believe the wording was "help"/"assist", not "defend" and I do not believe anything has been formalised?
by ptype 5y ago
This is misleading. I believe the wording was "help"/"assist", not "defend" and I do not believe anything has been formalised?
- brabel 5y agoMisleading how? It's exactly what the swedish news are saying: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/sensationellt-uttalande-om-brittisk-forsvarsgarant https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/sensationellt-uttalande-o... "Sverige ingår i samma familj, så vi skulle hjälpa Sverige. Vi skulle göra allt vi kan, både militärt och på andra sätt” " "Britternas, nu officiellt uttalade militära stöd till Sverige..."
- ptype 5y agoMisleading exactly in the way I said: the wording used is “help”, not defend, and nothing is formalised. Ukraine is getting “help” as well, but it is not exactly NATO article 5 protection.
- T-A 5y agoDo you see anything about a signed agreement anywhere? All you have there is one sentence uttered by a British minister at a press conference, and for all you know, "military" assistance could mean exactly the same as for Ukraine: sending weapons.
- T-A 5y agoPretty much. There is definitely no "formal guarantee", just a sound bite from a press conference: https://www.thelocal.se/20220304/britain-promises-military-assistance-if-sweden-is-attacked/ https://www.thelocal.se/20220304/britain-promises-military-a...