Meanwhile polls in Sweden, which also has a long-standing neutrality agreement with Russia, show 60 per cent of people now favour joining NATO if Finland does. 'Finland and Sweden are getting frequent warnings from Russia,' Chiara Ruffa, associate professor in war studies at the Swedish Defense University, told FRANCE 24 last month. Russia has previously warned of 'serious military and political consequences' if either Finland or Sweden join the alliance. Stoltenberg announced in early March that NATO was now sharing all information on the war in Ukraine with Sweden and Finland. Stoltenberg has said it would be possible to allow Finland and Sweden in 'quite quickly.'

Source: Daily Mail April 06, 2022 02:47 UTC