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🇺🇦 NATO – An Alliance Revived?

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As Sweden and Finland apply to join NATO, ending decades of military neutrality, how has Putin's invasion revived an alliance described as 'Braindead' by Emmanuel Macron just two years ago?

Lord Peter Ricketts, a former Permanent Representative to NATO, ex-ambassador to France and Britain's first National Security Advisor, joins Arthur Snell to discuss the implications of war in Ukraine for Western security, and the potential paths for ending the conflict.

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  • “Sweden and Finland applying to join signals a huge turnaround for the NATO alliance.”
  • “Sweden and Finland bring to NATO a serious defence capacity and a serious defence mindset.”
  • ”Russia has to come to terms with the fact that as a result of what Putin has done, NATO is stronger and more united.”
  • “This move from the Nordic nations is so well supported, I don’t think Turkey will block it in the long-term.”
  • “When there are problems in NATO, Washington usually uses its muscle to sort them out.”
  • “Although people around Trump have doubts around NATO, the alliance is well supported in Congress.”
  • “Britain is most effective in the world when we work with our closest neighbours and allies.”

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