By Jill Lawless and Joseph Wilson / AP (Madrid) Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit in Madrid amid Europe’s worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine. After urgent top-level talks, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg […]
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Russia’s war in Ukraine: Live updates CNN NATO reaches a deal with Turkey to admit Sweden and Finland, secretary-general says CNBC Turkey drops objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, removing major hurdle to two nations joining the alliance CNN Opinion | Why Erdogan should green-light Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids The Washington Post Latest NATO and Russia-Ukraine War […]
Sweden and Finland to join Nato as alliance to deploy massive 300,000 force for showdown with Russia
By Tariq Tahir Sweden and Finland have been cleared to join NATO after they applied following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It comes as the alliance has said they will deploy over 300,000 troops in a showdown with Vladimir Putin in what will be the biggest force since the Cold War. A Finnish soldier on a […]