On the 26th local time, the Hungarian parliament approved the bill on Sweden's accession to NATO protocol with 188 votes in favor and 6 votes against. That is, Sweden has officially joined NATO, becoming the 32nd NATO member.
After the results of the vote in the Hungarian parliament came out, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who had previously blocked Sweden's NATO accession process, immediately congratulated Sweden. The Prime Minister of Sweden made a speech on "joining the EU".
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on social media**: "Today is a historic day, the parliaments of all NATO countries have now voted in favor of Sweden's accession to NATO, and we stand ready to take our responsibility for NATO's security." ”
When the dust settles on Sweden's accession to NATO, it is natural that "some people are happy and some are worried". Needless to say, the United States, NATO, and Sweden are all happy. Russia, on the other hand, is "worried", and it is inevitable that there will be a little "embarrassment".
The reason why Russia will be a little embarrassed is because one of the original intentions and goals of Russia's special military is to prevent NATO's eastward expansion, but the result is counterproductive, not only failed to dispel the desire of Ukrainians to join NATO, but also brought Sweden and Finland, two neighboring countries, to successfully "join the alliance", which makes Russia embarrassed?
It can be said that among the reasons and objectives for Russia to launch this special military operation against Ukraine, "preventing NATO's eastward expansion" is the most "handy", because it is "high", because this reason can be supported on a specific ** field.
However, the wish is very "beautiful", but the reality is "even more cruel", and the result of "backfiring" and "backfire" naturally makes Russia and Putin "feel cold". To put it bluntly, it was undoubtedly a major "strategic miscalculation". This is because Putin's "decision" (launching a special military operation) not only failed to prevent NATO's eastward expansion, but also indirectly played a counterforce to unite NATO, further worsening Russia's security environment.
On the day of the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict (February 24), France** Macron said: "Two years ago today, Russia** (Putin) said, 'I am carrying out a special operation, and it will be over in three weeks', but this is not the case. Two years ago, he did not expect Sweden and Finland to join NATO, and now, Sweden will ratify it on Monday, and Finland's accession has already been approved. ”
It is clear that there is no shortage of mockery of Putin in Macron's words. But this is not the point, the point is that Macron was the proposer of the theory of "NATO brain death". It is obvious that because of this Russia-Ukraine war, Macron's concept has changed. This also shows from the side that it was the special military operation launched by Putin that allowed NATO to "reunite".
For Russia, the "enlargement" and "regrouping" of NATO means an even worse deterioration of Russia's own security environment. For example, after Finland joined NATO, the border between Russia and NATO was increased by 1,340 kilometers, which will virtually increase Russia's defense costs.
Sweden's geographical location is also very important, because it contains the "entrance" between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, that is, after Sweden joins NATO, in the event of a war between Russia and NATO, NATO can make the Baltic Sea its "inland sea" at any time, and the Russian Baltic Fleet in the "enclave" Kaliningrad will have the possibility of being "dumplings".
In fact, with Hungary's "release" of Sweden's accession to NATO, it also means that Russia may be losing the only supporter of the two major organizations, the EU and NATO, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been the staunchest opponent of "aid to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia" among the "dual countries" of the EU and NATO, and is also considered a clear stream in Europe and Putin's "friend".
Hungary has vetoed the EU's "aid to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia" plan several times, clearly opposed Ukraine's "accession negotiations" with the EU, and has been delaying Sweden's accession to NATO. However, in recent times, although Orban has maintained his tough rhetoric at times, Hungary's position and attitude on specific matters are quietly "changing".
From the end of last year to the present, Hungary has "acquiesced" to the EU's decision to launch "accession negotiations" with Ukraine, agreed to the EU's 50 billion euro "aid plan" for Ukraine, did not "veto" the EU's 13th round of sanctions against Russia, and now has "given the green light" to Sweden to join NATO. It is obvious that Orban is essentially "alienating" Russia and Putin.
intended to prevent the expansion of NATO, but increased the number of NATO members by 2; It was supposed to eliminate security risks, but it made border security worse; It intends to cut off the arms of the United States in Europe, but it makes the two sides of the Atlantic embrace more tightly; I was expecting to have a few more "little brothers" in Europe, but I watched my only "friend" leave; originally wanted to "demilitarize" Ukraine, but indirectly created a new European army that made itself "restless". With such a big "reaction force", how can Russia, which is known as the "second military power in the world", and Putin, the "public lover" on the field, be embarrassed?
As the saying goes: no diamond, no porcelain work. Of course, courage is commendable.