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              US President Joe Biden encouraged the two Nordic nations to join the alliance when he hosted Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at the White House in May. Reuters
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              Biden approves US backing for Sweden and Finland joining Nato

              USAugust 09, 2022
              Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer with the ambassadors from Finland and Sweden, Paivi Nevala and Karin Olofsdotter, who observed the US vote for accession to Nato. EPA
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              US Senate backs Finland and Sweden for Nato in Russia rebuke

              USAugust 03, 2022
              Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey is waiting on the extraditions. AFP

              Turkey presses Sweden and Finland on extradition of Kurdish militants

              EuropeJuly 27, 2022
              Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP

              Turkey's Erdogan threatens to 'freeze' Swedish and Finnish Nato bids

              EuropeJuly 18, 2022
              Foreign ministers Ann Linde, of Sweden, and Pekka Haavisto, of Finland, attend a news conference with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, after signing accession protocols in Brussels. Reuters

              Nato members sign protocols for Finland and Sweden to join

              WorldJuly 05, 2022
              Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on the sidelines of the Caspian Sea littoral states summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Wednesday. AP
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              Putin accuses expanding Nato of 'imperial ambitions'

              EuropeJune 30, 2022
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              Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 28, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

              Turkey demands PKK extraditions from Sweden and Finland

              EuropeJune 29, 2022
              From left: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Joe Biden, and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Nato summit in Madrid, Spain. AFP

              Turkey dropped veto for Nato enlargement after 'constructive' talks

              EuropeJune 29, 2022
              From left to right background: Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde pose for a picture after signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo / Bernat Armangue)

              Turkey agrees to support Finland and Sweden Nato membership

              EuropeJune 28, 2022
              Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend a round of talks with the leaders of Sweden and Finland, as well as Nato, on Tuesday. AFP

              Erdogan to meet leaders of Sweden and Finland before Nato summit

              WorldJune 27, 2022
              Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the opening of the Kultaranta Talks, hosted by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Naantali, Finland, on Sunday. Reuters

              Turkey has 'legitimate concerns' over new Nato memberships, says Nato's Stoltenberg

              EuropeJune 13, 2022
              The American amphibious assault ship 'USS Kearsage' arrives in Stockholm, Sweden, for naval exercises in the Baltic. EPA

              Nato begins Baltic Sea drills including Sweden and Finland

              EuropeJune 06, 2022
              'From a military perspective, each of those militaries brings quite a bit of capability and capacity to the alliance from day one,' Gen Christopher Cavoli said. Getty Images

              Nato commander nominee: Finland and Sweden shift 'geometry' against Russia

              USMay 26, 2022
              Swedish and Finnish troops already take part in Nato exercises, such as the recent Cold Response drills in Norway. Reuters

              Croatian president muddies Sweden and Finland's Nato applications

              EuropeMay 20, 2022
              UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace called Turkey 'an incredibly important member of Nato'. PA

              ‘Way through’ for Nordic states to join Nato, says UK’s Wallace

              UKMay 19, 2022
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