NATO seeks to shore up countries affected by Russia's war with Ukraine

NATO is seeking to bolster its support for countries affected by the war in Ukraine, including progressing membership bids by Sweden and Finland, as well as a focus on neighbouring Bosnia, Georgia, and Moldova. The discussions have taken place at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers to discuss Russia’s destabilisation of the region, but the Kremlin has responded by accusing the alliance of escalating the situation in Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference at the end of a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers held in Bucharest, Romania. Source: EPA / ROBERT GHEMENT