The US authorities have recognized the desire to expand the borders of NATO and thereby strengthen the position of the United States in the military sphere as dangerous and short-sighted, as this could lead to a further escalation of tension in …
On the issue of NATO membership of Sweden and Finland, Turkey is "at the point of no return,” the deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Numan Kurtulmush said in an interview with CNN Turk. He …
Yesterday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a communique published by the office of the head of the British government after his talks with the Turkish leader …
U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States fully supports Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO after both nations began the formal process of applying to the alliance. Biden, flanked by Finnish President Sauli …
The NATO alliance has not expressed any interest in placing nuclear weapons or permanent bases in Finland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an Italian newspaper in an interview published on Thursday during a visit to Rome. …
Turkey's security concerns should be met, the country's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sweden and Finland's NATO applications. Speaking to reporters ahead of his bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State …
Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman for the Turkish president, on Wednesday said Finnish and Swedish membership in NATO is impossible until they meet Ankara’s expectations in the security, NTV television reported. The report said Kalin …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reiterated that the country won’t support NATO membership for Sweden and Finland because they didn’t extradite terrorism suspects as was requested by Ankara. "We asked …
Turkey has demanded that European countries end restrictions on the export of weapons, as well as the lifting of US sanctions for the purchased Russian S-400 systems, in return for agreeing to the membership of Sweden and Finland in …
Finnish ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and his Swedish counterpart Axel Vernhoff officially handed over their countries’ NATO membership applications to the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday. The ceremony was …
Sweden's prime minister Magdalena Andersson expressed her country's will to expand cooperation with Turkey within NATO. Speaking at a news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto in Stockholm, Magdalena …
Sweden and Finland will jointly submit requests to join NATO early on Wednesday, May 18, the Finnish mission to the alliance said in a Twitter post on Tuesday evening. "Finnish Ambassador Klaus Korhonen and Swedish Ambassador Axel …
Turkey may lose its NATO membership, as it objects Sweden's and Finland´s bids to join the alliance, contributor to CNN David Andelman wrote. There was a lot of thought given toward banishing Turkey from NATO anyway …
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that NATO expansion and the West's disregard for Russia's security considerations are the reasons for the current situation in Ukraine. "We think that the root of …
As Turkey is a valued member of the NATO alliance, any security concerns it has need to be addressed, the NATO chief said Monday after discussing with Turkey’s foreign minister the membership bids of Sweden and Finland. …
Ankara will not agree to admit Finland and Sweden to NATO after these countries refused to extradite suspected terrorists, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. "There are reports that they won’t …
The foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland plan to travel "soon" to Turkey for talks to address Ankara's objections to NATO membership for the two Nordic countries, news agency TT reported, citing the Swedish foreign office. …
After having informal talks with Turkey on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Berlin, Sweden has announced it will send a diplomatic delegation to Turkey to discuss the country joining the alliance. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde …
Manfred Weber, chairman of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP Group), the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament, has warned Turkey of possible isolation within NATO in case it blocks Finland’s and Sweden’s …
Sweden is expected to apply for NATO membership on May 17, Svenska Dagbladet newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a source. According to the newspaper, the date will depend on whether Finland has time to make a decision on joining by …
