UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged that Britain will come to the defence of Sweden and Finland if they were attacked by Russia for applying to join NATO.
Stockholm and Helsinki are expected to announce that they will drop a decades-old policy of neutrality and apply to join the NATO defensive alliance.
Johnson visited the two Nordic countries Wednesday to sign bilateral security deals that would see the UK provide military assistance if requested.
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Politico reports: The agreement is reciprocal, but mostly intended to guarantee the security of Sweden and Finland during the sensitive process of applying for NATO membership — a move observers think is all but certain and could be announced within days. Russia’s foreign ministry has issued veiled threats of “consequences” against Stockholm and Helsinki if they join NATO.
“It’s worth emphasizing that if Sweden were attacked and looked to us for help and support, then we would provide it, but it’s up to Sweden to make the request and to spell out exactly what support is requested,” Johnson told reporters during a joint press conference with his Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson at her Harpsund country retreat.
He added: “What we are saying emphatically is in the event of a disaster or in the event of an attack upon Sweden, then the U.K. would come to the assistance of Sweden with whatever Sweden requested.”
Johnson’s visit takes place as the two countries explore what security reassurances they should expect from Western partners if they join the transatlantic alliance.
Under the deal, Britain and the two countries commit to intensifying intelligence sharing, joint military training and work to counter cyberattacks.
But the extent to which Britain would come to Sweden’s and Finland’s aid remains unclear. Johnson refused to clarify if the U.K.’s assistance would include nuclear weapons. And Andersson insisted the agreement with the Brits is “important” when asked if it made a tangible difference to security in the country.
Niamh Harris
With what ?
America. And the Commonwealth of Nations and NATO They all serve England. No doubt you know anyway.
Govermental is mental soup INDUSTRY controls the globe and one% has everyone in thier pockets and england in which you rant and rave about is DOA china russia africa minning and work forces lead the world jolly roger?
No one serves the queen rite or the pope since forever china/russia/africa/india`s work forces and minning controlled by the one% run the world`s GNP nothing else matters FOOD fuel and houseing is the only thing people must have.The brits are a walfare state without any anti-trust laws thus sinclair runaway one% stealing and killin anyone one or thing they want including popes and queens and TIC TIC`s
he can`t defend him self from bad hair cuts even WTF
Without his bad haircut you would see he’s a bald as a toad.
Always the same perversity duplicity
deceitful disungenuities blatant hypocrisies
Boo boo no wonder the entire UKs fed up of your historic first ever Catholic baptised Prime Minister ship. Even Westminster residents can’t abide you or your government and although England can control the world’s media’s and keep them in the dark about what an abysmal dismal complete failure, your government is seen as by the British people, the truth is out there.
Ypur transparent manipulations distorting integrity into an abomination will reveal the path to your own termination.
The fish hats are dieing out and won`t build babys anymore sorry jolly roger
“the limeys are coming!”
Ever heard of the greatest empire the world has ever seen?
Your stuck on britty zero GNP walfareSS
INDUSTRAIL trumps walfare old leftover empires and the word itself is washed up as the trucks roll over it and the world runs for the food and fuel trucks OR they just die the like the empire did ages ago
Maybe the enemy they need protected from are the mud-people imported by the british / reestablished roman empire christ-killers destroying the culture of the English, Welsh, Scottish and Cornish people
BLOW HARDly as the GLOBAL ELITE industrailist One control EVERything goverments the popes all get on thier knees for the $ and with ONLY one% controlling and trolling everything and everyone GAME run for the hills for forty years or run up the river no matter….your not in the control group so do the best you can can.VOTE won`t change a thing report won`t get the job done take a pix of thier crimes forget it johhny is in thier pocket so is everyone
I’m sure he will be out in the front line when it happens.
Isn’t that what he said about Ukraine. He’s nuts.
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