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NATO doubled its border with Russia in a blow to Putin
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto on Tuesday raised the country’s flag at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. In 2017, Finland and Sweden simultaneously applied for NATO membership at the same time, US Vice President Joe Biden said. “This is a problem for…military operations of Finland and Sweden, since they have long had integrated…
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Turkey has approved the last hurdle of the NATO application by Finland
Turkey’s Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a motion opposing the accession of Sweden to NATO. In the motion, Turkey said that it should join NATO only if Sweden complies with its anti-terrorism laws. Turkey added that it should also be allowed to participate in NATO’s military drills. The motion was put forward by…
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It could backfire and hand Putin a propaganda coup, that is the analysis
Turkey, Sweden and Finland will meet next month to address challenges that have deterred Sweden’s accession application to the NATO, Turkish President Erdoan avuolu said. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Finland and Sweden had earlier said that they would join the alliance “hand-in-hand” with Sweden at the NATO summit in…
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NATO’s expansion may be in danger because Turkey is blocking it
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg has said that Finland and Sweden will join the alliance “hand in hand” if they win the vote in Hungarian lawmakers on their bids. Stoltenberg’s statement comes after Finland, Sweden and Turkey said that they would not participate in the NATO’s membership process. Finland and Sweden have maintained that they’re not…
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The live updates include the release from the Russian jail of Basketball player Brittney Griner
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Finland and Sweden should become NATO members as soon as possible. He added that the main issue is not whether they are ratified together. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Finland and Sweden of being “like guest houses for terror organisations”, saying that they’re like “guest…
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The live updates are about the release from Russian jail of a basketball player
US State Secretary Mikaev Blinken said that the time has come for Finland and Sweden to become full members of the NATO. “There can be no doubt on anyone’s part that they are ready today to be members of the alliance,” he added. Blinken further said that the countries have made progress since the NATO…