“This is a significant political statement! SwAF Korpen has been updated.”

The Gulfstream IV aircraft was seen taking off from Linking airport and flying towards the western Belarus city of Grodno.

It was flying at a speed of 836 kilometres per hour at an altitude of just under 12,000 metres.

Despite the fact that Sweden is not a member of NATO, it is a “enhanced opportunity partner” of the military alliance.

In 2018, the government also signed a statement pledging to strengthen defence cooperation.

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson earlier this month rejected opposition parties’ calls for the country to join NATO.

She contended that such an action would further destabilise Europe.

Her remarks came in response to Moscow’s threats that Sweden’s membership in NATO would have “serious military-political consequences.”

However, public support am

In order to repel the invaders, Helsinki and Stockholm are sending guns and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine’s army.

Sweden is providing military assistance for the first time since 1939, when it aided Finland against the Soviet Union.

ong Swedes for their country’s membership in the transatlantic military alliance is growing.

According to a late-February poll conducted by Swedish broadcaster SVT, 41 percent of the public supported NATO membership, while 35 percent opposed it.

It was the first time in Swedish history that an opinion poll found more people in favour of the country joining NATO than opposed it.

Similarly, public attitudes toward NATO appear to be shifting in Finland, which shares the military alliance’s status.

According to a poll conducted by national broadcaster YLE in early March, 53 percent of Finns now support full membership in NATO.

Only 28% of those polled were opposed to the idea, preferring to keep the country’s long-cherished neutrality.

Sweden and Finland have also abandoned previous policies of not supplying weapons to warring countries.