What does NATO entry mean for Sweden?Sweden's NATO membership bid, submitted in the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, cleared its final hurdle as Hungary's parliament ...
27 Feb, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to TurkeyThe United States did not green light the transaction until Turkey's instruments of ratification of Sweden's membership had arrived in Wash...
27 Jan, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
US envoy sees rapid F-16s sale to Turkey after Sweden NATO bid sign-offTurkey's approval of Sweden's NATO membership paves the way for President Erdogan's quick endorsement, triggering U.S. Congress considerati...
25 Jan, 2024, 01.49 PM IST
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...
24 Jan, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
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...
26 Dec, 2023, 10.39 PM IST
Turkey's president submits protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to parliament for ratificationTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to Turkey's parliament for ratification. E...
23 Oct, 2023, 08.18 PM IST
Sweden, Finland and Switzerland are considering security links with US National GuardSwitzerland, Finland, and Sweden are considering joining the US National Guard's (NG) State Partnership Program to expand their military ti...
27 Jul, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
NATO chief says Turkey agrees to send Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to Parliament swiftlyNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the ev...
11 Jul, 2023, 11.22 PM IST
Sweden moves closer to NATO membership after a deal with the Turkish presidentTurkey has lifted its objections to Sweden joining NATO in return for assistance in boosting their own chances of joining the European Unio...
11 Jul, 2023, 08.24 AM IST
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...
24 Jan, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
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...
10 Aug, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
US Senate approves Sweden, Finland's NATO membershipCriticizing Russian Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the US Senate delivered an overwhelming approval for Finland and Sweden’s NATO me...
04 Aug, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
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...
17 May, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
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...
16 May, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
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...
16 May, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2022, 07.19 PM IST
Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membershipRussia's invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe's security outlook, including for Nordic neutrals Finland and Sweden, where supp...
03 Mar, 2022, 02.41 PM IST