Sweden During World War II - Aftermath

Aftermath

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II, Winston Churchill, accused Sweden of ignoring the greater moral issues and playing both sides for profit during the conflict, including its supply of steel and machine parts to Nazi Germany throughout the war. Such claims, however, use a different definition of the word "neutral" from that defined in the 1907 Hague convention, which set out the rights and duties of belligerents and neutral countries. The United Kingdom had not signed this convention. Sweden, however, had signed it and its Government was determined to follow it, to avoid any criticism of not being "neutral". Ultimately, the Swedish government managed to protect its own sovereignty by remaining out of the conflict.