Looks like Vlad Puddin' woefully miscalculated in the long game. Finland and Sweden joining NATO completes a western wall hemming in the would-be czar's ambitions for restored Russian empire.
"Sweden’s governing party is dropping its opposition to joining NATO — a significant step that paves the way for the nation to join Finland in applying for membership and ending the long-standing military nonalignment of both Nordic countries.
Ahead of the move, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared that the accession of Sweden and Finland would be a “historic moment” — additions that would enhance security and show that “aggression does not pay.”" WP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...updates-putin/