NATO will soon gain another member country. These 31 nations (soon to be 32) established an alliance to work toward political ...
On May 19, Erdogan did just that, announcing that Turkey would block fast-track NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, which requires unanimous support from member states, over his contention ...
Turkey, in turn, agreed “to support at the 2022 Madrid Summit the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO.” Details of exactly what was agreed were unclear.
From that angle, Turkey’s decision would be tantamount to helping Russia. Finland's intention to join NATO would open another military front for Vladimir Putin's Government. In the meantime ...
Sweden has also lifted restrictions on the export of military equipment to Turkey, introduced in 2019. On May 18, Sweden and Finland filed applications to join NATO, but the process was ...
Turkey's parliament has approved Finland's application to become the 31st member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Finland will now be formally admitted into NATO at its next summit in ...
Ratification has to be unanimous among NATO members. Both Finland and Sweden saw their bids held up by Turkey, which suggested the countries were too lenient toward groups that the government of ...
LONDON, March 15. /TASS/. Parliament in Turkey will likely ratify Finland’s application to join NATO before the legislature closes in mid-April for elections, Reuters reported on Wednesday ...
Finland joined the alliance in April, becoming NATO’s 31st member, after Turkey’s parliament ratified the Nordic country’s bid. But Turkey held out on approving Sweden's bid, accusing the ...
Along with its NATO allies, Turkey is taking part in a large military exercise, practicing carrying out maritime strikes to ...
A senior Turkish official says Ankara will back the outgoing Dutch prime minister's candidacy for the position of NATO ...
Full unanimity is required to admit new members into the 30-member alliance, and Turkey and Hungary were the last two NATO members to ratify Finland’s accession. Sweden’s bid to join the ...