Analysis
Erdogan’s high price for Sweden, Finland joining NATO
The Turkish president senses an opportunity to finally settle scores regarding perceived previous slights by NATO powers.
Erdogan: Sweden, Finland are hotbeds of terrorism
US President Joe Biden told Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto on May 19 at the White House that they have the "full, total, complete backing" of the United States in their bids for NATO membership.
Nonetheless, as of this writing, the bids by Sweden and Finland are stuck.
All NATO members must agree to expand the alliance.
