France “
will stand alongside Finland and Sweden
” in the event of aggression, the Elysée declared on Monday evening May 16 after these two countries announced that they wanted to join NATO.
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Any state that would seek to test European solidarity, through a threat or aggression against their sovereignty by any means whatsoever, must have the certainty that France will stand alongside Finland and Sweden
", writes the French presidency in a press release.