Putin insists he DOESN’T care if Finland and Sweden join NATO and denied bombing Ukrainian mall

Humiliated Putin scrambles to save face as Sweden and Finland join Nato: Russian leader says countries ‘can join whatever they like’ – and insists his army did NOT bomb Ukrainian shopping mall

• Putin insists he does not care if neighbours Finland and Sweden join NATO 
• But he spoke out against its ‘imperial ambitions’ and bid to assert ‘supremacy’
• He also denied that his army struck the mall in Ukraine that killed 18 civilians
• He was speaking in Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat for the VI Caspian Summit

By Walter Finch For Mailonline

Published: 17:41 EDT, 29 June 2022 | Updated: 17:57 EDT, 29 June 2022