Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/File Photo
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that Sweden still wanted to join NATO before or at its summit in Vilnius next month although it was not certain it would be able to do so by then.
Sweden and Finland abandoned decades of military non-alignment in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, seeking greater security by joining NATO. Finland became an alliance member in April but the process has been slower for Sweden.
