Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden’s application to join the Western military alliance before a July summit because the Nordic nation has not fully addressed his security concerns. Sweden and Finland
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Sweden’s appeal to join NATO, claiming that the constitutional amendments passed by the Swedes do not meet the necessary criteria. Senior officials from NATO, Sweden, Finland and Turkey met in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkish media
A Turkish man in Sweden has been charged by Swedish prosecutors for alleged attempted extortion, a weapons offense, and attempted terrorist financing linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party. According to Swedish media, this is the first instance of someone being prosecuted
Sweden’s royal family has taken part in ceremonies Tuesday marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were first in the town of Strangnas, 37 miles west of the Swedish capital,
Four teens were sent to a hospital in Sweden on Thursday after what local authorities described as a massive brawl that resulted in stabbings, according to reports. Swedish outlet TV4 reported that at least another three teenagers have been arrested in connection
NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden’s membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month. The 31-member
Sweden informed Russia on Tuesday that five employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave the country because they were suspected of spying. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said the alleged activities of the five were “incompatible” with their
Turkey’s parliament has passed a bill approving Finland’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in a huge blow to Vladimir Putin. The decision, made on Thursday (March 30) will massively enlarge the alliance’s border with Russia. The legislature in Ankara
France’s top diplomat said Thursday that she hoped the NATO applications of Sweden and Finland would be “ratified quickly” as the Turkish parliament was expected to vote soon on whether Finland should join the 30-member alliance. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna referred
Sweden is summoning its Russian ambassador to capital Stockholm after the official made oblique threats of the country’s future if it joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Russian Ambassador Viktor Tatarintsev said Sweden would become a “legitimate target” of Russian military