Finland and Sweden poised to join NATO
Sad trombone (Reuters):
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a “massive strategic blunder” that could result in an expansion of Nato as early as this summer, officials have claimed.
According to the Times [of London], US officials reportedly confirmed that membership of the alliance for Sweden and Finland was “a topic of conversation” during talks between Western foreign ministers last week attended by representatives of both Nordic countries.
It is thought the two nations could launch a bid for Nato membership in the coming months in the wake of Russia’s widely condemned military assault.
Finland -which shares an 830-mile land border with Russia – is expected to apply for Nato membership by June, with Sweden potentially poised to follow soon after.
One former Finnish prime minister told CNN the move to join “was pretty much a done deal on the 24th of February, when Russia invaded.”
Let’s hope Putin is a loser, too.
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