Russia-Ukraine war: Finland to announce Nato decision; Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win – live

Reuters reports that Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats are poised to come out in favour of the country joining Nato, paving the way for an application – and Nato’s deputy secretary general says he is confident the alliance could reach consensus on their membership.

The Social Democrats – Sweden’s biggest party – have held internal debates over the past week, and party leadership says it will decide on Sunday. It is widely expected to drop its opposition to Nato membership.

The decision would overturn decades of security policy, where Sweden has maintained military neutrality.

It looks increasingly likely that both Finland and Sweden may seek entry into the Western alliance, despite Moscow’s warnings of “retaliatory steps” and “serious consequences”. Russia has said it could deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in the European exclave of Kaliningrad if Sweden and Finland become Nato members.

Meanwhile, Nato’s deputy secretary general Mircea Geoană said on Sunday he was “confident” the alliance could reach consensus on Finland and Sweden’s membership, and Turkey’s concerns over Finland and Sweden joining could be addressed.

I am confident if these countries decide to seek membership in NATO we will be able to welcome them to find all conditions for consensus to be met.

Finland is also due to make a decision on a potential Nato application today – we’ll keep you updated as those decisions progress.