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Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids, Haavisto says

Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership of the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. confident Finland, Sweden will resolve Turkish concerns -deputy defense secretary

The United States is confident that Finland and Sweden will be able to resolve Turkish concerns for their membership to NATO, Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Will Turkey block Finland and Sweden from becoming NATO members?

While Erdogan has expressed discontent, Washington and the alliance are hopeful that divisive issues can be resolved.

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Factbox: Groups at the heart of Turkey's objections to NATO expansion

Turkey has opposed Sweden and Finland's membership of NATO, accusing them of harbouring individuals linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party militant group (PKK) and followers of a cleric Turkey accuses of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.

Reuters

Turkey threatens to dash Swedish, Finnish hopes of quick NATO entry

Veto-wielding NATO member Turkey is threatening to end Swedish and Finnish membership hopes. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's opposition is rekindling questions over Ankara's allegiances, given its close ties with Moscow.

Radio France Internationale

Finland brewery launches NATO-themed beer

Brewery CEO Petteri Vanttinen described the new lager as having “a taste of security, with a hint of freedom.”

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. and France discuss how to support Finland and Sweden's bids to join NATO

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and France's new foreign minister Catherine Colonna discussed the NATO alliance including how best to support Finland and Sweden's membership bids in a call on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

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Airstrikes target Mykolaiv and Donbas regions; Ukraine EU bid could take 20 years, says French minister – as it happened

Russia ministry of defence says forces targeting command centres, troops, and ammunition depots; French Europe minister says necessary to be honest

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine rejects concessions as Russians attack in east and south

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire.

Reuters

Russia’s war on Ukraine can only be resolved through ‘diplomacy’, says Zelensky

An end to the conflict can only be reached ‘at the negotiating table’, the Ukrainian president says

The Independent UK

Erdogan speaks to Stoltenberg over Finland, Sweden NATO bid

Turkish leader tells NATO chief Sweden, Finland must address Ankara’s concerns for it to support their membership bid.

Al Jazeera

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's forces are not going to ‘regain their feet’

UKRAINE has “broken the backbone” of the Russian army – but the war will only come to an end through diplomacy, the country’s president has…

The National (Scotland)

Zelenskiy signals readiness for new talks if Mariupol troops are not harmed

Ukrainian leader tells TV station ‘there are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Warns Only Talks Can End War as Russia Cuts Finland Gas

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia's war on his country, as Moscow cut gas supplies to Finland. "There are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table," Zelensky said, just as Russia claimed its…

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Russia has cut off its natural gas exports to Finland in a symbolic move

The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland's nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia.

Los Angeles Times

Russia cuts off gas to Finland amid wider push into Ukraine’s east

BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops continued their offensive into the Donbas region on Saturday, aiming to encircle the easternmost point of Ukrainian control in what one official said would be a repeat of Moscow’s assault on the beleaguered city of Mariupol.

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Turkey’s Erdogan Talks to Swedish, Finnish Leaders on NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday discussed his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO with the two Nordic countries’ leaders, Erdogan’s office said. He spoke to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in separate calls to address Ankara’s concerns about those it considers terrorists…

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan talks to Swedish, Finnish leaders on NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO with the two Nordic countries’ leaders

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Reuters

Finland's president held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's Erdogan

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Saturday he had held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Finland's bid for NATO membership.

The Independent UK

Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland in symbolic move

Russia has halted natural gas exports to neighboring Finland

The Guardian - UK

Only diplomacy can end Ukraine war, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Country’s president emphasises need for talks to resume with Russia after previous negotiations stalled

The Independent UK

Russia claims complete control over Mariupol after ‘capturing Azovstal steel plant’

Victory in port city a symbolic boost to Vladimir Putin in faltering war on Ukraine

Bangkok Post

Ukraine warns only talks can end war

KYIV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia's war on his country, as Moscow cut gas supplies to Finland.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Halts Gas Supplies to Finland

Russia on Saturday halted providing natural gas to neighboring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles. Natural gas accounts for about eight percent of Finland's energy consumption and most of it comes from Russia, AFP said.…

The Guardian - AU

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland as payments row with the west escalates

Russia cut off gas to Bulgaria and Poland last month amid an energy payments dispute sparked by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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