Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join Nato in a dramatic about-turn Nato's secretary-general said the leader agreed to send the matter to the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible” after talks
agree to support Sweden’s bid to join NatoNato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg told a briefing that the strongman leader has agreed to send Sweden’s Nato accession protocol to the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible” after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a Nato summit in Lithuania.
Finland applied to join at the same time as its Nordic neighbour – but while Finland’s application wasNato members must unanimously approve new members of the US-aligned military alliance, which regards an attack on one member state as an attack on all member states. The enlargement of Nato also carries the risk of angering Vladimir Putin – with whom Erdogan enjoys much warmer ties than all other Nato leaders, projecting a neutral stance on Ukraine and welcoming ultra-wealthy Russians into Turkey amid tumult in their home country.
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