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Turkey threatens to derail Sweden and Finland plans to join Nato

Sweden and Finland’s joint bid to join NATO could be derailed by opposition from Turkey, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Evening Standard

Erdogan Says Swedish, Finnish Delegations Should Not Bother Coming to Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to convince it to approve their NATO bid. Sweden's government has formally decided to apply for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, a day after Finnish President Sauli…

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Erdogan says Swedish, Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to convince it to approve their NATO bid.

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‘I have died every day’: Ukraine wives of Mariupol fighters plead for help from Turkey

The women asked for help directly from Turkey’s President Erdogan, who is under pressure to do more to counter Russian aggression

The Independent UK

Russia Says it Will Evacuate Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers from Azovstal

Russia said on Monday that it had agreed to evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the bunkers below the besieged Azovstal steel works in Mariupol to a medical facility in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk. "An agreement has been reached on the removal of the wounded," the Moscow defense ministry said…

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Russia says it will evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal

Reuters

Sweden to send envoys to Turkey to find out what Nato objection ‘is really about’

Turkey says it would not see applications in ‘positive view’

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EXPLAINER: Next steps for Finland, Sweden on NATO membership

Finland and Sweden say they want to join NATO in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia calls Finland and Sweden’s Nato moves ‘mistake with far-reaching consequences’

Kremlim says their accession would in no way strengthen Europe’s security architecture

The Independent UK

Putin ‘shot himself in the foot’ by forcing Finland, Sweden toward Nato

Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats dropped their 73-year opposition to joining Nato on Sunday

Evening Standard

Sweden to Try to Overcome Turkish Objections to its NATO Bid

Sweden will send diplomats to Turkey to try to overcome Ankara's objections to its plan to join NATO, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said, with a formal decision to hand in an application expected on Monday. Sweden's ruling Social Democrats dropped their 73-year opposition to joining NATO on Sunday and are…

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Sweden's plans for NATO membership hit snag as Turkey says no

Sweden will formally apply for NATO membership in the next few days, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, but its accession process, and that of Finland, hit a snag when NATO member Turkey's president said he would not approve either bid.

Reuters

Turkey must keep diplomatic balance for peace talks -Erdogan adviser

Turkey must maintain a delicate diplomatic balance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine so that it remains able to help facilitate an eventual negotiated end to the war, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said in an interview.

Reuters

Russian state TV threatens nuclear deployment if NATO bases appear in Finland

Moscow, which shares an 800 mile border with Finland, has said it would be a mistake for Helsinki to join the 30-strong transatlantic alliance and that it would harm bilateral ties

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Al Jazeera

Finland announces ‘historic’ NATO bid, and Sweden follows

Finland and Sweden reversed long-standing opposition to NATO membership after war in Ukraine led to huge public support.

The Independent UK

Finland to apply for Nato membership

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has warned Finland that joining Nato would be a ‘mistake’

Al Jazeera

Turkey blasts Swedish, Finnish support for rebels at NATO meeting

Turkey’s foreign minister described Swedish and Finnish support for Kurdish rebels as ‘unacceptable and outrageous’.

Tribune News Service

Finland downplays Turkey’s NATO concerns, informs Russia of plan

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin to say the Nordic country plans to seek NATO membership in the near future and downplayed concerns Turkey may block Finland and its Nordic neighbor Sweden from joining the military alliance.

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Turkey has offered sea evacuation for wounded Ukrainian fighters - Erdogan adviser

NATO member Turkey has proposed carrying out a sea evacuation of wounded fighters holed up in a steel works in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Saturday.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin warns Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake

Russia's President tells his Finnish counterpart that ditching neutrality and joining NATO would be a mistake that could damage relations between their two countries.

Reuters

Exclusive-Turkey 'not closing door' to Sweden, Finland NATO entry, Erdogan advisor says

Turkey has not shut the door to Sweden and Finland joining NATO but wants negotiations with the Nordic countries and a clampdown on what it sees as terrorist activities especially in Stockholm, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

As Turkey’s economic crisis grows, politicians spar over refugees

As tensions rise over Turkey’s millions of refugees, politicians are seeking to capitalise on the resentment.

The Independent UK

Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian

Journalists packed a small courtroom in Kyiv for the trial of a captured Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian in the early days of the war

Tribune News Service

Turkey pins NATO expansion on support in Kurdish conflict

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey doesn’t favor Sweden and Finland joining NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Istanbul on Friday, potentially dashing the two countries’ hopes of a quick accession to the military alliance.

ABC News

Ukrainian troops thwart Russian river crossing, Turkey could block Finland, Sweden from joining NATO

Russia's military has suffered a heavy blow in Ukraine, where local forces have destroyed a pontoon bridge enemy troops were using to try to cross a river, according to officials in Kyiv and London.

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