Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky said Turkey should not be "too flattered about the assurances" it received in exchange for Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
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Russian official warns of consequences for Turkey backing NATO expansion
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Erdogan warns Turkey may still block Nordic NATO drive
Turkey on Tuesday dropped its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, seemingly clearing the way for the two nations to enter the trans-Atlantic alliance and delivering a major boost to Western solidarity amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted Sweden and Finland to abandon their long-held nonaligned status and apply to join NATO, but the move had been blocked until now by Turkey.
Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders' summit in Madrid amid Europe's worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine.
Turkey has lifted its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO after previously insisting the countries change their stance toward Kurdish rebel groups.
Finland’s president says Turkey has agreed to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit in Madrid. President Sauli Niinistö
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced an agreement between the two Nordic countries and Turkey, clearing the way for the two countries to enter.
Turkey will cease its opposition to Sweden and Finland's entrance into the NATO alliance, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto announced on Tuesday following a meeting between leaders.
After urgent top-level talks, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said “we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO.”
Following the signing of a memorandum between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland, Erdogan lifted his veto against the Nordic expansion of NATO hours before the Madrid summit started.
HELSINKI/MADRID -- NATO hopefuls Finland and Sweden voiced optimism on Tuesday that Turkey might lift its veto over their stalled bid to join the military alliance at a summit in
Turkey on Tuesday dropped its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, seemingly clearing the way for the two nations to enter the trans-Atlantic alliance and delivering a major boost to Western solidarity amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
President Biden on Wednesday thanked Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for dropping his opposition to Finland and Sweden becoming members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, paving the way for a historic expansion of the military alliance.
Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky said Turkey should not be "too flattered about the assurances" it received in exchange for Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
NATO leades say Turkey has dropped its objection to Finland and Sweden being invited into the alliance — one of the most significant reactions by the West so far to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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