Harsh criticism of the government: accused of misinformation

Harsh criticism of the government: accused of misinformation

– Finance Minister Mikael Damberg (S) told Expressen after the special meeting of the party council, that the government’s position on security policy is consistent, and we have not changed our mind, but it is good to discuss issues.

You will get support

The Minister of Finance also stressed that Sweden would receive support from other countries in the event of a crisis – he cited Great Britain as an example:

– He said that Sweden is not aligned militarily, on the other hand, we have very good cooperation and there are many countries that have declared that they will support Sweden in the event of a crisis, for example Great Britain.

Bayan is now facing harsh criticism from two big names within the moderates.

accused of misleading

– notes a fallacy, perhaps from a government that finds it difficult to deal with the NATO issue, that security guarantees from Great Britain are sufficient. Not an illusion, just a misdirection, Gunnar Hokmark, a former member of M wrote on Twitter, the UK can promise to help like Ukraine, but no more than that, which is why the UK joined NATO.

Former Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (M) made a similar argument on Twitter.

Free imagination

– I note many speeches in the debate about possible security guarantees for Sweden as well. One must then be clear that ministers come and go, but treaties in fact remain. Writes only those that apply in such contexts.

In an earlier post, Carl Bildt called the idea that Great Britain would commit to defending Sweden with its “nuclear weapons” a “free imagination”.

background

The background to Mikael Damberg’s reference to the security promise from Great Britain is a statement by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace at a press conference on Friday after a military exercise in which the defense ministers of Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain met.

When asked how Britain would react if Sweden were attacked by a Russian military, he replied according to TT:

– It is inconceivable that Great Britain will not support Sweden. Sweden is part of the same family. We will stand behind Sweden and do everything we can to support it, militarily and in other ways.

suspicion

So there are divided opinions about Ben Wallace’s statement.

Jonas Olsson, longtime news correspondent for SVT Nyheter, highlighted in an article that Wallace’s statement could be compared to “an official defense guarantee from Great Britain”.

A line of thinking that Carl Bildt (M) thus calls “free imagination”.

Photo: Moderates and Nene Anderson Government Office

Text: Editors