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Swedish membership in NATO would boost national security and help stabilise the Nordic and Baltic regions, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday, a day after neighbour Finland said it would seek to join the U.S.-led military alliance without delay.

The Kremlin has warned it will take ‘militatry steps’ against Sweden and Finland if they join the security alliance

Belgium, Australia and Romania also qualify for the grand final on Saturday (14 May)

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has also led to a seismic policy change by Finland, whose leaders said Thursday the…

The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO

Ms Truss said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was ‘humiliating himself on the world stage’.

Ukrainian forces destroyed parts of a Russian armoured column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video from Ukraine's military showed on Friday, as the Ukrainian defence minister predicted many weeks of grinding fighting ahead.

Ukrainian president welcomes support from US Congress

LVIV, Ukraine — As Finland’s leaders dealt him a blow by announcing their support for joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his determination to maintain Moscow’s sway over eastern Ukraine as Russian missiles pounded the area.

Former Brit ambassador to Russia, Sir Tony Brenton, said Vladimir Putin will considerably boost his nuclear presence in the Baltic after Finland's plan to join NATO

UK says failed Russian crossing of river shows pressure on troops; first war crimes trial begins in Kyiv