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.

Even after allowing Finland to join, Erdogan continued to object to Sweden, demanding that ... Erdogan has been in office, ...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Sweden - and its closest military partner Finland - to publicly ... on Friday it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support Swedish and Finnish ...

Swedish Minister of Defence Pål Jonson said earlier this year that "war can come to us too." Meanwhile, Minister of Civil ...

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 ...

Finland joined the alliance in April, becoming NATO’s 31st member, after Turkey’s parliament ratified the Nordic country’s bid. Hungary has also stalled Sweden’s bid, alleging that Swedish ...

I think that’s where he stands, NATO solidarity is critical. He sees Turkey as part of that and then also the addition of Sweden at this time is crucial just as we saw with Finland.” ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, right, arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Sweden’s membership of NATO ... for Turkey’s membership in the European Union. When you pave the way for Turkey, we’ll pave the way for Sweden, as we did for Finland.” ...