Prime Minister Boris Johnson is welcomed by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Sweden, Judith Gough (Frank Augstein/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)One of the major objectives of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine was to have less Nato. He is likely to end up with more. Today, Boris Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland to discuss the war, European security and the two countries’ desire to join the alliance.
Support for joining Nato has increased significantly in both following the Russian invasion, despite traditions of neutrality. Johnson’s visit follows on from previous meetings with Swedish and Finnish leaders and the words of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who used her Mansion House speech in April to call for the two countries to be admitted “as soon as possible”, should they apply for membership.
