Russia warns Sweden and Finland that joining NATO is a ‘grave mistake with far-reaching consequences’

Russia has warned Sweden and Finland that joining Nato is a “grave mistake with far-reaching consequences”. The Kremlin’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov made the comments after Sweden’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, went to its parliament today to secure backing for joining the military alliance. In a statement, Ryabkov said, according to the Telegraph: “This [...]