German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday no one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries and Germany would support Finland and Sweden if they decided to join NATO.

"If these two countries decide they should join the NATO alliance then they can count on our support," Scholz told reporters after hosting the Swedish and Finnish leaders at a two day cabinet retreat north of Berlin.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the European Union’s sanctions against Russia should be expanded while Swedish Premier Magdalena Andersson vowed to increase her country’s defence spending to 2% of the GDP “as soon as is practically possible.”

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