Nato membership for Sweden and Finland is ‘top priority’, says Stoltenberg

Nato boss Jens Stoltenberg said he was confident Sweden and Finland will join the alliance (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Nato membership for Finland and Sweden is “a top priority”, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said, as he urged members Turkey and Hungary to urgently ratify the Nordic countries’ accession.

Mr Stoltenberg told a news conference with Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin in Helsinki that progress is being made on securing membership for the two countries but did not disclose details.