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‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defend itself without the US?

Nato chief has glibly dismissed prospect of coping without US support, but in the age of Trump the case for autonomy is growing

The Guardian - UK

Sweden gets a new foreign minister after Billström's shock departure last week

A new foreign minister has been named in Sweden nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation

The Independent UK

Sweden Appoints New Foreign Minister In Cabinet Shake-Up

Maria Malmer Stenegard appointed as Sweden's new foreign minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. Additional changes made to center-right government.

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‘Russia doesn’t care’: Sweden sounds alarm over unsafe oil fleet

Foreign minister warns of environmental catastrophe in Baltic Sea as he accuses Moscow of using unseaworthy vessels

The Guardian - UK

Sweden's accession will make 'a lot of improvements' to NATO: Swedish FM Billström

The war in Ukraine has forced a major rethink in European security, with both Sweden and Finland abandoning their long-standing policy of non-alignment and applying for NATO membership last year. But while Finland was admitted into NATO this April, delays have persisted on Sweden’s entry, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…

France 24

Turkish foreign minister told Sweden its Nato bid will be ratified ‘within weeks’ – as it happened

Tobias Billström, Sweden’s foreign minister, says it is ‘high time to get this ratification done by Turkey and Hungary’

The Guardian - UK

Sweden's prime minister "extremely concerned" as new applications to burn religious books pour in

Sweden’s prime minister says that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next week

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Swedish foreign minister optimistic Turkey will drop objections to NATO membership

Sweden’s foreign minister has expressed optimism that Turkey will drop its objections to Swedish NATO membership, saying the Nordic country’s accession is a question of when, not if

The Independent UK

Turkey’s Erdogan demands EU membership talks in exchange for backing Swedish NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the way” for Turkey to join the European Union.

France 24

Prigozhin mutiny was monster acting against his creator, says top EU diplomat

Josep Borrell says Putin is facing consequences of working with Wagner and Russian military power ‘is cracking’

The Guardian - UK

NATO presses Turkey to drop objections to Sweden's membership as summit looms

NATO is ramping up pressure on its member Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership

The Independent UK

Israel And Sweden Kick Off Diplomatic Relations Combating Antisemitism

Israel's Eli Cohen's visit to Sweden bolsters bilateral ties with the Swedish community as antisemitism rises.

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Sweden expels 5 Russian Embassy staff on suspicion of spying

Sweden has informed Russia that five employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave the country because they were suspected of spying

The Independent UK

Swedish lawmakers vote to endorse country joining NATO

Swedish lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the country joining NATO

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The Independent UK

Finnish, Swedish FMs: NATO membership process hasn't stopped

The foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland have reiterated in separate interviews published Saturday that the process for the two Nordic nations to join NATO is continuing

The Independent UK

Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Turkey’s support for its Nato bid after Quran-burning protests

A sign on a window of the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul read: ‘We do not share that book-burning idiot’s view’

The Guardian - UK

Turkey condemns burning of Qur’an during far-right protest in Sweden

Event in front of Turkish embassy will further inflame tensions between two countries

Al Jazeera

Turkish anger after Quran burning, Kurd protests in Sweden

Turkey outraged by Sweden’s green light for an Islamophobic protest in front of its embassy in Stockholm.

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The Independent UK

Turkey: Sweden still has requirements to meet to join NATO

Turkey's foreign minister says his country appreciates steps Sweden has taken to win its approval for NATO membership but still has a long list of commitments to fulfill

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye: More Steps Needed for Nod to Nordic States’ NATO Bid

Sweden and Finland have made some progress in meeting Ankara's security concerns but still need to undertake “concrete steps” to win Türkiye’s approval for their NATO membership bids, the Turkish foreign minister said Wednesday. Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined that “it is time to welcome them as full-fledged…

France 24

Sweden's leader goes on charm offensive to win Turkish support for NATO membership bid

Sweden still has “many steps to take” to win Turkey's approval for its NATO membership bid, a top Turkish official said Tuesday as Sweden's new prime minister visited Ankara in hopes of eliminating the hurdle to his country joining the military alliance.

The Independent UK

Sweden's leader courts Turkey's support for NATO membership

A top Turkish official says Sweden has “many steps to take” before winning Turkey's approval for its NATO membership bid

The Guardian - UK

Finland and Sweden call on Hungary and Turkey to ratify Nato applications

Erdoğan demands action against ‘terrorist’ Kurdish militants as Nordic pair maintain united front

The Independent UK

Sweden's top diplomat: We'll fulfil deal with Turkey on NATO

Sweden's foreign minister says the country's new center-right government will fulfil all requirements under a deal with Turkey to join NATO and will concentrate the country’s external relations to its immediate neighborhood while abandoning the previous government’s “feminist foreign policy.”

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