Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 12 May 2022

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1. PM signs Nordic security pacts

Boris Johnson has signed mutual security pacts with Sweden and Finland, agreeing to come to their aid should either nation be attacked. The deals, which also state that the countries would assist the UK in a crisis, represent “a warning shot to Moscow in case it is tempted to invade Sweden and Finland before they are expected to join Nato”, said The Telegraph. Today, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö is expected to announce his approval for Finland to join Nato, marking an end to the country’s decades of neutrality.

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