Originally Posted by
Gargleblaster
Just curious, couldn't Sweden have trained pilots , supplied Gripens, and any other weapons before being admitted ? Perhaps was deemed to risky ?
You kind of summed it up there. No one in Sweden has said it directly though, but Swedish prime minister Kristersson said on SVT's interview that they'll make their stand on delivering Gripens to Ukraine after being a member of NATO.
the statement (in swedish)
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/k...-ar-med-i-nato