Turkey is still blocking our NATO membership

Turkey is still blocking our NATO membership

Reuters ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 15:32 Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson says Turkey is making too many demands on Sweden to join NATO. He is confident that Turkey will eventually accept Sweden’s NATO membership, but he believes that his country cannot fulfill all the conditions the Turks have set on the table. It is unclear what conditions are involved. … Read more

Sweden must do “much more” to become a NATO member, according to Turkey | Abroad

Sweden must do “much more” to become a NATO member, according to Turkey |  Abroad

Turkey still does not want to approve Sweden’s NATO membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu said on Thursday. Turkey appreciates the steps taken so far by Sweden, but has “much more to do”. Among other things, the minister regrets that Stockholm has not yet extradited to Turkey people who, according to Ankara, are linked to … Read more

Problems with German armored vehicles, ‘serious setback’ for the army

Problems with German armored vehicles, ‘serious setback’ for the army

AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 14:38 The German Defense Ministry is examining the armored vehicles of the German army, according to the German magazine The mirror reported this weekend that some of these Pumas are experiencing technical issues. According to Der Spiegel, the Army has used eighteen advanced infantry vehicles for an exercise in the past two … Read more