Greece fully supports Sweden's and Finland's plans to join NATO, its foreign minister said on Saturday. "The Greek side has a very clear stance (on the matter), we are ready to welcome Sweden and Finland to the NATO family, we believe they have much to offer," he said. A day after Russia's northeastern neighbour Finland committed to applying to join NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said membership for her country would have a stabilising effect and benefit countries around the Baltic Sea. It would further the expansion of NATO that Russian President Vladimir Putin said his invasion of Ukraine aimed to prevent. Moscow has said Finland's entry to NATO poses a threat to which it will respond, but it has not specified how.

Source: Daily Nation May 14, 2022 20:42 UTC