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British foreign minister to urge counterparts to step up support for Kyiv and ramp up defence productionArriving for the Nato ministers’ meeting this morning, Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s secretary-general, made the case for changing how aid is channeled to Ukraine.He said officials will now discuss how Nato could take on more responsibility for coordinating military equipment for Kyiv and that ministers will discuss a...

Activists say public debate has been shut down by overhyped claims of imminent war since Ukraine invasionThe Swedish flag will be raised on Monday outside Nato’s HQ in Brussels. But while the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, basks in the glow of his country finally joining the western military alliance after months of delays, Sweden’s once thriving peace movement is smarting.Once widely visible in debates...

Hungary dropping opposition allows historically neutral country to become member, cementing alliance’s control of Nordic regionSweden has officially became the 32nd member of Nato, in a landmark moment for the historically neutral country and the western military alliance.Stockholm’s ratification process was finally completed in Washington as Sweden and Hungary, the last country to ratify Sweden’s membership, submitted the necessary documents after a drawn-out process...

Closely watched meeting takes place amid conflicts in Middle East and Ukraine and debates over Nato’s futureUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is set to spend the next few days meeting with western officials and advocating for more aid for Kyiv.He will be speaking in Munich tomorrow. Continue reading...

Centre-right Alexander Stubb declares victory and is congratulated by Pekka HaavistoFinland’s centre-right former prime minister Alexander Stubb will become the next president after winning an election runoff with rival Pekka Haavisto in the country’s most high-stakes presidential election in a generation.Stubb, of the National Coalition party, declared victory on Sunday night and Haavisto, a former foreign minister and a member of the Green party...

All presidential candidates champion independence and country’s new role in Nato as relations with Moscow deteriorateRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFinns headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, an office whose importance has grown as tensions increase tensions with neighbouring Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.While the president’s powers are limited, the head of state – who also acts as...

Vote leaves Hungary as only country still to ratify application made in response to Russian invasion of UkraineEurope live – latest updatesThe Turkish parliament has given its long-awaited approval to Sweden’s membership of Nato, bringing the Nordic country significantly closer to joining the western military alliance after months in limbo.Three months after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president, submitted a bill on approving membership...

Exclusive: Pekka Haavisto says being ‘united against all external threats’ is key to security amid tension with RussiaFinland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it is to appear “united against all external threats”, including from Russia, a leading candidate in the country’s presidential election has said.The Nordic country, which is governed by a coalition including the far-right Finns party, needs to...