MARK ALMOND: Pact with Sweden and Finland proves just what a catastrophic blunder Putin has made
As a result, public opinion has swung behind Nato membership, with 76 per cent of Finns and 57 per cent of Swedes backing it.
And despite constantly harking back to Russian history, Putin seems to have forgotten a key chapter; the Winter War of 1939 when Russia took on the Finns. But in 1939, Stalin demanded that the Finns cede large swathes of territory back to the USSR, to strengthen its borders. The memory of that brutal episode still burns bright in this part of the world. They may have small populations and liberal attitudes, but both Finns and Swedes have highly capable armed forces.
As allies, Finland and Sweden will be huge assets both to Britain and Nato. They are technologically advanced and the Swedes in particular have strong arms manufacturing industries.
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