Sweden and Finland can count on the protection of the Netherlands and other European countries pending their NATO membership, says Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren. She explains that the EU countries have promised to come to each other's aid if one of them is attacked. The Netherlands can offer naval assistance, for example.
The traditionally neutral countries of Sweden and Finland said they no longer feel safe considering their proximity to Russia, and they want to join NATO. Russia is vehemently against this and is threatening reprisals. The two Northern European countries are asking what their Western allies can do to guarantee their security before they may be allowed to invoke NATO's protection. The United States, the United Kingdom, and a number of other Northern European countries have already issued security guarantees.
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Netherlands offers military protection to Finland, Sweden ahead of NATO decision | NL Times
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