As far as Turkey is concerned, Sweden may become a member of NATO if Turkey is allowed to join the European Union. That is what Turkish President Erdogan said before he left for the NATO summit in Vilnius. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and the EU dismiss Turkey’s demand. Sweden has met the Turkish conditions, says … Read more
Even after consultations in Brussels, Turkey still does not give the green light for Sweden’s NATO membership. On our response platform NUjij, responders wondered why Turkey has so much influence. That is actually for two reasons. First, a country can only join NATO if all members agree unanimously. In fact, all 31 current member states … Read more
06 July 2023 at 16:43 Consultations between Sweden and Turkey did not lead to a breakthrough on Thursday. The Turkish blockade of Swedish NATO membership remains in place for the time being. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wants the two countries to continue talking at the annual NATO summit in Vilnius. A new member must … Read more
Turkey still blocks Swedish NATO accession. The two countries will discuss this on Thursday. Other NATO member states want Turkey to tack before the NATO summit in Vilnius starts next week. But according to Ankara, Stockholm does not keep to the agreements made. The talks in Brussels are a final attempt to finalize Swedish accession … Read more
Jun 29, 2023 at 4:24 PMUpdate: 4 minutes ago Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is angry about a Quran burning in Sweden. Arrogant Westerners will learn that insulting Muslims has nothing to do with freedom of speech, he said on Turkish television. Angry protesters have stormed the Swedish embassy in Iraq. In Stockholm, an activist … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: Activists circulated on social media, the story of a Saudi general, who infiltrated the ranks of the Houthis and lived with them, revealing their plans and their senior leaders until they called him “a loyal Jew”. The activists praised the ability of Major General “Ahmed Al-Fifi”, who was the director of the intelligence … Read more
AFPSpectators at a flag ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels NOS News•today, 19:37 With Finland’s entry into NATO, the length of Russia’s common border with the alliance has more than doubled. Above all, Russia reacts with irritation to the latest NATO expansion and, as before, hints at negative consequences for Finland’s security and at inevitable … Read more
AFPPrime Minister Sanna Marin on the campaign trail NOS News•today, 12:43 Thom Edinger Foreign editor Rolien Creton correspondent Scandinavia Thom Edinger Foreign editor Rolien Creton correspondent Scandinavia “It says a lot that people feel uncomfortable about a Finnish woman in a burqa.” It was the reaction of Laura Jokela of the radical right-wing party De … Read more
Turkey and Sweden will meet again in mid-March to discuss Sweden’s NATO accession. That says Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to Swedish broadcaster SVT. Talks between Sweden, Finland and Turkey have been at a standstill since the end of January. Then a Koran was burned during a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in … Read more
Reuters NOS News•today, 6:03 PM Rolien Creton correspondent Scandinavia Thom Edinger Foreign editor Rolien Creton correspondent Scandinavia Thom Edinger Foreign editor What should have been a rapid entry into NATO for Finland and Sweden has been completely derailed in a short time. While Turkey continues to add to its list of demands and demands the … Read more