UK, Netherlands call on Sweden to join NATO before July summit

British Prime minister and his Dutch counterpart said Thursday that it was important for Sweden to formally join NATO before the alliance?’s next Summit in July.

In a phone call earlier today, Rishi Sunak and Mark Rutte reflected on the close collaboration between their two countries on supplying new capabilities to Ukraine in the coming months, and agreed on the importance of increasing operability between NATO and Ukrainian forces.

A statement from UK Prime minister?’s office said that Sunak thanked the Dutch leader for the Netherlands?’ ongoing support to Ukraine, both militarily and in pursuit of justice for alleged war crimes.

“Discussing the shared challenges faced by the UK and the Netherlands, the leaders agreed on the importance of working together across Europe to tackle illegal migration,” the statement concludes.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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