Defense

Lloyd Austin reaffirms commitment to Sweden, predicts it will join NATO ‘before July’

By Mike Brest
Published April 19, 2023 4:03pm ET
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Lloyd Austin reaffirms commitment to Sweden, predicts it will join NATO ‘before July’
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (left) and Swedish Minister for Defense Pål Jonson (right) hold a joint press conference at the Muskö Naval Base in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. | (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with his Swedish counterpart on Wednesday and reaffirmed the United States’s commitment to Sweden, predicting it would become a member of NATO by this summer.

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