Bloomberg Nato leaders formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance, paving the way for reshaping European defense by lengthening its border with Russia. “The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them safer, Nato stronger, and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure,” according to summit conclusions agreed by Nato leaders in Madrid after weeks of stalling by Turkey. ...

  Bloomberg Boris Johnson said he would be “absolutely amazed” if Vladimir Putin attends the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia in November, calling the Russian president a “pariah figure.” Both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have been invited to the G-20 gathering in Bali by Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo. Russia has been heavily sanctioned by some G-20 states ...

  Bloomberg President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to clinch a coalition agreement in French parliament by next week looks increasingly unlikely. The legislative trouncing earlier this month means Macron will have to build alliances to pass legislation, a situation not seen in France since 1958. But at the Matignon palace in Paris where premier Elisabeth Borne has been meeting party representatives ...