US approves Sweden, Finland NATO bid as Turkey warns of conditions - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Aug 9, 2022

US President Joe Biden signs the agreement for Finland and Sweden to be included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. — US President Joe Biden signs the agreement for Finland and Sweden to be included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 9, 2022, in Washington, DC. Looking on, L-R, are Vice President Kamala Harris, Sweden's Ambassador to the United States Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter, and Finland's Ambassador to the US H.E. Mikko Hautala. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Finnish MPs attend a plenary session of the Finnish parliament on a vote on the country's entry to NATO in Helsinki, Finland on March 1, 2023. - Finland's parliament on March 1 voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining NATO, ahead of ratifications from Hungary and Turkey, increasing the likelihood it will enter the alliance before Nordic neighbour Sweden. Lawmakers approved a law affirming that Finland accepts the terms of the NATO treaty by 184 votes against seven. (Photo by Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva /

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Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (L) speaks with Sweden's Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist ahead of the second day of a meeting of the alliance's Defense Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 13, 2022.

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