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Here's what to know about Sweden's bumpy road toward NATO membershipAfter over 200 years of neutrality, Sweden's bid to join NATO gains momentum, with Turkey's parliamentary approval. The shift comes post-Ru...
Sweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after Turkish parliamentary committee gives approvalTurkiye, a NATO member, has delayed ratifying Sweden's application for more than a year, accusing the country of being too lenient toward g...
NATO to drop major hurdle to Ukrainian membership: Western officialNATO is expected to remove the Membership Action Plan requirement for Ukraine's bid for membership, signalling that the country has made pr...
US reaffirms pledge to deliver jets to TurkeyUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reaffirmed Washington's commitment to delivering F-16 jets to Turkey despite Turkish insiste...
Finland's top diplomat hints at joining NATO without SwedenHis comment came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden not to expect support for its bid for NATO membership fol...
NATO to boost Ukraine aid, accuses Putin of using cold as 'weapon of war'Foreign ministers from the NATO military alliance are seeking ways at talks in the Romanian capital Bucharest to sustain Kyiv's military an...
Russia warns of 'World War III' if Ukraine joins NATO, read more details hereUkraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise bid to fast-track NATO membership hours after Russian president Vladimir Putin offici...
Record 83% of Ukrainians want NATO membership - pollThe Oct. 1-2 poll of 2,000 respondents by Rating Group was conducted after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Friday that Ukraine w...
Finland says Russian fighter jets 'suspected' of violating airspaceThe Finnish Air Force sent up "an operational flight mission" to identify the aircraft, it said, adding that the Finnish Border Guard had s...
Biden signs ratification of US support for Finland, Sweden NATO bids"Just a few months ago, I welcomed the President of Finland and Prime Minister of Sweden to the White House to demonstrate the strong suppo...
Turkey greenlights Sweden, Finland's NATO bid, internal conflicts remainRounds of talks have been held in the past weeks at both Ankara and NATO headquarters in Brussels which aimed to resolve differences among ...
NATO chief Stoltenberg says Turkey's security concerns are legitimateStoltenberg, visiting Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, said it was important to note that no other NATO ally had suffered more terrorist...
Finland, Sweden submit NATO membership application"I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. You are our closest partners," Stoltenberg told reporters after a receiv...
UK ‘strongly supports' Sweden, Finland joining NATOUK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Monday evening that the two Nordic countries should be integrated into NATO, which operates on a col...
Sweden enters 'new era' with NATO bidPrime Minister Magdalena Andersson called it "a historic change in our country's security policy" as she addressed lawmakers in the Swedish...
Sweden, Finland NATO bid no threat to Russia but may 'trigger response': PutinThe expansion of NATO to Sweden and Finland poses "no direct threat for us... but the expansion of military infrastructure to these territo...
Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this weekIf Finland's president and the governing Social Democrats in both countries come out in favor of accession in the next few days, NATO could...
Finland and Sweden could join NATO quickly, Stoltenberg saysFinland and Sweden will be able to join NATO quickly should they decide to ask for membership in the Western military alliance, NATO Secret...
Finland to decide on NATO membership 'within weeks'Helsinki's parliament will next week open a debate about joining the Western alliance after the Ukraine war sparked a dramatic U-turn in pu...
Finland risks Russia's ire with NATO membership debateThe assault on Ukraine sparked a dramatic U-turn in public and political opinion in Finland and neighbouring Sweden regarding their long-he...