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The Turkish government’s objection to Sweden and Finland joining NATO has thrown into doubt a process that was expected to take up to a year.

Turkey’s justice ministry said it objected on grounds that the two countries had failed to respond positively to extradition requests

Sweden will send diplomats to Turkey to try to overcome Ankara's objections to its plan to join NATO, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said, with a formal decision to hand in an application expected on Monday. Sweden's ruling Social Democrats dropped their 73-year opposition to joining NATO on Sunday and are…

Sweden will formally apply for NATO membership in the next few days, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, but its accession process, and that of Finland, hit a snag when NATO member Turkey's president said he would not approve either bid.