Nato’s planned enlargement to include Sweden and Finland means Putin is getting the opposite of what he had bargained for, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg has said.

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Speaking at a conference in Madrid ahead of a summit he said Nato’s doors were open to new members – meaning Russian attempts to stop it expanding had backfired.

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“He wanted less Nato – now President Putin is getting more Nato on its borders. So what he gets is actually the opposite of what he demanded, and that was for Nato close its doors.”