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Britain vows to defend Sweden if Russia attacks over NATO bid

Vladimir Putin's Kremlin has threatened to respond if Sweden applies to join the alliance

Daily Mirror

Britain pledges to defend Sweden if attacked

Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pledging to “bolster military ties” in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack

The Independent UK

UK would help Sweden and Finland if Russia attacked, Boris Johnson warns Putin

The Prime Minister signed a mutual security assurance with Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Sweden on Wednesday morning

Evening Standard

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Johnson signs security assurances with Sweden and Finland

The move follows Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to visit Sweden and Finland as they consider Nato membership

No 10 said it was ‘disinformation’ to suggest the PM was seeking to put pressure on them to join the western military alliance.

The Independent UK

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats to decide on NATO on May 15

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats will decide on May 15 whether to overturn decades of opposition to NATO membership, the party said on Monday, a move that would almost certainly lead to Sweden asking to join the 30-nation alliance.

Reuters

France pledges €2bn for Ukraine's resistance against Russian troops

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to plough nearly 2 billion euros into supporting Ukraine in its fight with Russian armed forces.

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$6.5 billion raised at donors’ conference for Ukraine

War-ravaged Ukraine has received pledges for $6.5 billion more in humanitarian aid at an international donor’s conference in Warsaw

The Independent UK

Swedish premier says joining NATO will help Baltic safety

Sweden’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, told party members that joining NATO would give the country “a special responsibility” for security in the Baltic Sea, according to an article by news agency TT.

Tribune News Service

Swedish govt vows to spend 5 billion crowns boosting unemployment benefit

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats said they intend to strengthen unemployment benefit in 2022, an election year, at a cost of around 5 billion Swedish crowns ($509.2 million) by making some temporary benefits introduced during the pandemic permanent.

Reuters

Failed integration of immigrants is fueling gang violence and crime, Swedish PM says

‘Segregation has been allowed to go so far that we have parallel societies’, says Magdalena Andersson

The Independent UK

Sweden’s failed integration creates ‘parallel societies’, says PM after riots

Magdalena Andersson says both Islamism and rightwing extremism have been allowed to fester

The Guardian - UK

Swedish PM rejects referendum on possible NATO membership

Sweden's government does not plan to hold a referendum if its parliament decides to proceed with an application for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Friday.

Reuters

Swedish PM says integration of immigrants has failed, fueled gang crime

Sweden has failed to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past two decades, leading to parallel societies and gang violence, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Thursday, as she launched a series of initiatives to combat organised crime.

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Finland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, say local media reports

Finland and Sweden will together express their wish to join NATO in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter.

The Guardian - UK

Sweden and Finland agree to submit Nato applications, say reports

Two countries could apply for membership simultaneously as soon as mid-May, according to reports

ABC News

Vladimir Putin's nightmare scenario looks more likely as Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership

A seismic shift has taken place in Finland since the invasion of Ukraine, which could lead to it possibly joining NATO. It would deliver a significant blow to the Russian President by potentially bringing the West right to his doorstep.

The Guardian - UK

‘Green industry wants to take our land’: the Arctic paradox

Sweden’s ‘green transformation’ promises to help Europe fight the climate crisis. So why is it uniting radical environmentalists, ecologists and Sami reindeer herders in protest?

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Wales Online

President Zelensky reveals plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine - full speech in English

He was speaking on the 51st day of the Russian invasion of his country

The Guardian - UK

Putin thought Ukraine war was a missile to Nato. It may be a boomerang

Analysis: To turn stolidly non-aligned Finland and Sweden into members would join pantheon of great strategic blunders

The Guardian - UK

Finland and Sweden take major step towards joining Nato

‘Whole security landscape’ changed with Russian invasion of Ukraine, say leaders at joint press conference

The Independent UK

Finland, Sweden move ahead toward possible NATO membership

European Union nations Finland and Sweden have reached important stages on their way to possible NATO membership

Al Jazeera

Finland, Sweden veer closer to NATO in historic policy shift

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart say a decision could come by late June.

The Independent UK

Russia warns Finland and Sweden against considering Nato membership

Nordic countries are reviewing their international security measures following invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Sweden and Finland make moves to join Nato

Public support for western alliance doubled in both countries after Russia invaded Ukraine, find polls

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