Once again, the mercurial President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his threats to Sweden and Finland that he would block their efforts to join the NATO alliance if they do not keep their promises they allegedly made to Ankara and has increased even more Ankara’s belligerent rhetoric against […]
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Turkey, Sweden, Finland to hold new round of talks on Nordics’ NATO bid in fall
Representatives from Turkey, Sweden and Finland met on Friday in the Finnish city of Vantaa and agreed to continue talks on the Nordic countries’ ascension to NATO at the expert level in the coming fall, the Finnish government said. Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed a trilateral memorandum in Madrid on […]
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US Senate approves NATO membership of Finland, Sweden
Amid threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Sweden and Finland would face unspecified retaliation should they join NATO, US Senate on Wednesday (local time) approved the applications of both countries to join the alliance. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a treaty that would expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden. However, the […]
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Turkey renews extradition requests with Sweden, Finland after NATO membership deal
Turkey on Wednesday renewed its extradition requests for “terror suspects” with Finland and Sweden, following a deal it made with the Nordic countries for their NATO bid. “Today we have renewed some requests that were rejected before and reminded them of some requests that were not responded to,” Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said in a […]
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Sweden, Finland’s decision to join NATO will make us more secure: Joe Biden
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) said that the decision of Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would enhance the collective strength of the alliance and make it stronger and more secure. Taking to Twitter, Biden said, “The […]
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Talks between Finland, Sweden, Turkey on NATO membership were ‘Good’: Pekka Haavisto
Finland, Sweden, and Turkey had “good” negotiations on NATO bids of Nordic countries, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Friday. “Regarding Turkey, our delegations visited [Turkey] on Wednesday … had good negotiations there. Negotiators agreed to continue those talks,” Haavisto said after his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (ANI/Sputnik)
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Finland and Sweden submit applications to join NATO
Finland and Sweden on Wednesday submitted letters formally expressing interest in joining NATO, a significant moment for two European countries that held the position of military non-alignment until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The letters were conveyed by the Finnish Ambassador and the Swedish Ambassador to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Alliance’s Brussels […]
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Finland elects youngest-ever prime minister
Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history. Sanna Marin narrowly won Sunday’s vote to replace outgoing leader Antti Rinne, who resigned on Tuesday after losing the confidence of the […]
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Finland into first major finals as Sweden seal Euro 2020 place
Finland qualified for the first major tournament in their history with a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein while Sweden sealed their place at the Euro 2020 finals following a victory in Romania. Norwich City forward Teemu Pukki scored twice in Helsinki and Jasse Tuominen also netted to bring the home crowd […]