If Finland joins NATO it would be a 'historic moment, ending decades of military neutrality for the country'. Sky's Deborah Haynes discusses the UK's agreed defence pacts with Sweden and Finland. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Mr Johnson faces an economic crisis at home as the cost of living soars but he insisted that letting Vladimir Putin"get away with his barbaric behaviour" was not the answer.Russia's invasion of Ukraine"opened a new chapter" in post-Cold War history, said Boris Johnson as he agreed defence pacts with Sweden and Finland.
The prime minister visited Stockholm and Helsinki to sign the agreements, which say the UK will come to the aid of Sweden and Finland if they are attacked, and vice-versa if the UK is attacked. Speaking in Helsinki, Mr Johnson said that aid given to Ukraine and support pledged to Sweden and Finland were key to countering Russian president Vladimir Putin, otherwise"this would not be the end of his neo-imperialist revanchist ambitions".
Pressed on the rationale of supporting Ukraine while people in Britain are squeezed by the cost of living crisis, the PM pledged that"of course, there will be more support in the months ahead".But Mr Johnson added:"It would be a huge, huge mistake to think that the economic answer is to let Putin get away with his barbaric behaviour in Ukraine."
The prime minister made the remarks at a news conference alongside Finland's president Sauli Niinisto.
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