Jun 05 NATO conducts naval exercises with Finland and Sweden By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Finland and Sweden both have a long history of military non-alignment before their governments decided to apply to join NATO in May. Continue reading
Jun 04 NATO chief seeks to curb Erdogan’s resistance to Finland, Sweden joining alliance By Associated Press Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the need to address Turkey’s concerns and move forward” with the Finnish and Swedish membership applications. Continue reading
May 29 Turkey’s Erdogan remains opposed to Finnish, Swedish NATO bids By Associated Press Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO. Continue reading
May 25 Turkey demands ‘concrete steps’ to allow Finland, Sweden NATO membership By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A senior Turkish official says Turkey will not agree to Sweden and Finland joining NATO without "concrete steps in a certain timeframe" to address Ankara's concerns. Continue reading
May 21 Turkey’s Erdogan speaks with Swedish, Finnish leaders on NATO By Associated Press Erdogan called upon Sweden to lift defensive weapons export restrictions it imposed on Turkey over Turkey's 2019 incursion into northern Syria. Erdogan also said he expected Stockholm to take “concrete and serious steps” against the Kurdish Workers’ Party, or PKK,… Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: President Joe Biden meets with Swedish and Finnish leaders amid bid for NATO membership By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden greeted Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House with as they met for trilateral conversations on the NATO mutual defense pact as well as broader European security concerns. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Finland and Sweden to have ‘effective and efficient’ entry into NATO, White House says By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hold a news briefing on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 16 Sweden ends 200 years of military neutrality, joins Finland in seeking NATO membership By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Sweden will follow neighboring Finland and apply for NATO membership because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Finland declares its intention to join the NATO alliance In our news wrap: Finland made official its declaration to join the western NATO alliance as the fellow Nordic nation of Sweden has also moved a step closer to applying for membership. Also, Turkey remains the greatest obstacle to Finland… Continue watching
May 15 Western officials say Russia is losing momentum as the war in Ukraine grinds on By Associated Press While Moscow lost ground on the diplomatic front, Russian forces failed to make territorial gains in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading