Putin restored unity of the west

'Putin restored unity of the west' - Ukrainian official

It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commended the country for its "readiness to apply for Nato membership".

Qazet.az reports that Ukrainian politician Pavlo Klimkin wrote on Facebook that Sweden and Finland will be in the Nato alliance "thanks to Putin".

Sweden is expected to decide on its membership application in the coming days.

"Putin restored the unity of the West and did what Trump failed to do force higher defence spending," Klimkin wrote.

"Putin wanted to destroy Ukraine and weaken the West, but totally miscalculated and launched the counter of the destruction of his regime."

Fedor Venislavsky, who's Zelensky's representative at the Constitutional Court of Ukraine said that Finland's decision is "natural and predictable".