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As NATO member, Finland will commit to Turkey's security, Finnish president says

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday said Finland was open to discussing Turkey's concerns over its accession application to NATO, adding that the country was ready to commit to Ankara's security.

Reuters

US President Joe Biden says Sweden and Finland meet requirements for NATO membership

US President Joe Biden has said Finland and Sweden meet all NATO requirements to join the military alliance.

Evening Standard

US President Joe Biden urges Finland and Sweden to be allowed to join NATO

US President Joe Biden hosted Sweden's prime minister and Finland's president today - demonstrating to Vladimir Putin that his invasion of Ukraine has backfired as the two previously militarily neutral countries bring NATO to its borders

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‘It’s a very, very good day’: Biden offers ‘strong support’ for Finland and Sweden bids to join Nato

US president says Sweden and Finland’s bids for Nato membership have the ‘full, total complete backing of the United States of America’

The Independent UK

UK says there is a way through Turkey's concerns over Sweden, Finland joining NATO

British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday he believed there was a way to address Turkey's concerns over Sweden and Finland joining NATO.

Reuters

Different opinions in NATO is not unusual, Stoltenberg says

It is not unusual for members of NATO to have different opinions, NATO's General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, referring to Turkey's reluctance to accept Sweden and Finland's bid to join the defensive alliance.

Reuters

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Russians Wipe Out Ukrainian Positions In Howitzer Strikes

Zenger News obtained the video from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, May 18.

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Biden meets Sweden, Finland leaders to talk NATO, Russia

President Joe Biden has welcomed the leaders of Sweden and Finland to the White House to discuss the application of the long-neutral countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

US Senate passes $40bn aid package for Ukraine – as it happened

All but 11 Republicans supported the bill while Biden backs Nato membership for Finland and Sweden

The Guardian - US

Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody as war crimes trials continue

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Thursday that more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered at a steel plant in the conquered city of Mariupol, even as Ukraine claimed battlefield gains elsewhere, continued its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier and prepared to launch a second.

Los Angeles Times

Erdogan Says 'No' to Sweden and Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the country's president flatly stated in a video released Thursday. “We have told our relevant friends we would say ‘no’ to Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO, and we will continue on our path like this,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sarah Lawrynuik: Episode 18 of The Deep Dive

Sarah Lawrynuik describes her connections to Ukraine

The Walrus

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: NATO Instructors Provide Combat Training To Ukrainian Recruits

This is the moment NATO instructors put Ukrainian recruits through their paces and provide combat and first aid training.

Zenger

Biden urges Senate to ‘quickly’ ratify addition of Finland, Sweden to NATO in defiance of Putin - Roll Call

President Biden stood beside his Swedish and Finnish counterparts to support them joining NATO, in defiance of Vladimir Putin and Russia.

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Turkey has told allies it's a 'no' to Sweden and Finland's NATO bid - Erdogan

Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland's membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Turkey's president says "no" to Sweden and Finland NATO bid

Turkey's president has flatly stated that his country will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Al Jazeera

NATO not planning nuclear arms or bases in Finland: PM

Sanna Marin says alliance has not indicated that membership would mean a scaled-up military footprint.

Daily Mirror

Turkey BLOCKS Sweden and Finland's NATO applications amid Russia-Ukraine war

Turkey's main demands are for the Nordic countries to halt support for Kurdish militant groups present on their territory, and to lift their bans on some sales of arms to their country

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Martin Schram: A truth-talking colonel stars on Putin TV’s Ukraine Follies

We interrupt our regularly scheduled punditry to report some breaking news.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Sweden and Finland are joining NATO because Europeans can’t stay neutral about Putin’s war

Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the danger of further NATO expansion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Calls for NATO Support to Establish Safe Zone on Turkey-Syria Border

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members to support his country's efforts to establish a safe zone on the border with Syria to accommodate refugees and ensure the security of the southern border. "We have such a sensitivity as protecting our borders from…

Reuters

Biden cheers Finland, Sweden NATO plans as Turkey balks

President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to offer robust U.S. support for their applications to join NATO, while Turkey threatened to block the Nordic nations from becoming members of the alliance.

WEKU

How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 85

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 85th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Reuters

Poland says it will help Sweden, Finland if they're attacked before NATO accession

Poland will assist Sweden and Finland, should they be attacked before obtaining NATO membership, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.

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