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The prime ministers of the two countries said on Saturday that Sweden and Finland will strengthen their security cooperation in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but they are not committed to joining NATO. “Russia’s war against a sovereign European state puts the European security system at risk. In this changing security environment, Finland and Sweden will further strengthen our cooperation,” Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters in Helsinki at a joint press conference with the Swedish prime minister. Magdalena Anderson.

Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned from office only hours after being voted in, Sweden’s official Twitter account announced Wednesday. The dramatic move came before Andersson was fully in office as she had not yet had counsel with the King, a spokesperson told CNN. Her resignation follows a budget defeat in parliament Wednesday, Sweden’s Twitter account added, with lawmakers supporting the opposition’s bill.