Hungary was the last holdout after Turkey agreed to Sweden's accession in January. Newcomers need to be approved by all existing NATO members. Once neutral Sweden and neighboring Finland decided ...
It follows Finland, which entered NATO last year. The two nations applied for membership at the same time in May 2022, but Sweden's admission was opposed by Turkey and Hungary. Turkey decided in ...
While Finland became NATO’s 31st member in April, Sweden’s application has been held up. All alliance members but Turkey and Hungary gave their thumbs up.On Jan. 23, Turkish legislators voted ...
Sweden will become the 32nd member country in NATO, the sweeping alliance of nations that work together toward political and military security.
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators declined on Thursday to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey, despite voicing deep disdain for Turkey's conduct as an ally. They were upholding an unofficial bargain that ...
For Sweden, it marks the end of a 20-month-long wait that started in May 2022 when it submitted its application to join alongside Finland ... tied Turkey’s backing of Sweden’s Nato membership ...
Turkey expressed concern that Sweden ... the wreckage of World War II," it said in a statement. Sweden, along with Finland, which joined NATO last year, both abandoned long-standing military ...