Erdogan's apparent opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO is bound to face criticism from other alliance members at a time when Turkey's relations with the West — particularly the US ...

Finland and Sweden have formally applied to join NATO, but Turkey has threatened to block them from joining. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains why Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees the ...

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ... Turkey signed a memorandum with Finland and Sweden on Tuesday confirming Erdogan would support the nomination of the two Nordic countries into the ...

European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the ...

"Our strong desire in Finland has been and still is to join NATO together ... City Court. Erdogan on Sunday drew a clear distinction between the positions taken by Sweden and Finland in the ...

This decision was partly influenced by Finland's similar move and ... without Sweden's NATO accession. Read also: Sweden is a step closer to NATO. Erdogan made a move Turkey greenlights Sweden ...

Speaking with Turkish reporters after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin, he said that Sweden and Finland must stop ... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who accused both countries of ...

The mutual-defense alliance has been central to Ukraine’s war against Russia, but the future is uncertain with President ...

“First, open the way to Turkey's membership of the European Union, and then we will open [Nato membership] for Sweden, just as we had opened it for Finland," Erdogan said. In a phone call with ...

Sweden followed suit. Finland joined NATO last April ... been delayed by objections from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.