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Turkey's Erdogan conditions support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would not look "positively" on Sweden and Finland's NATO bids unless its terror-related concerns were addressed, despite broad support from other allies including the United States.

AFP

Turkey in NATO talks with Sweden, Finland

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set out his conditions for backing Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership bids in calls with their leaders.

Crikey

Turkey's Erdogan talks to Swedish, Finnish leaders on NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO with the two Nordic countries’ leaders

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Turkey's Erdogan puts conditions on support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

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Finland's president held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's Erdogan

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Saturday he had held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Finland's bid for NATO membership.

Reuters

Turkey expects concrete Swedish steps on terrorism, Erdogan says - Anadolu

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Saturday that Ankara expects concrete steps regarding its concerns about terrorist organisations, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.

Reuters

Disagreements ahead of Cavusoglu’s Visit To Israel

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s visit to Israel next week could be marred by differences with Tel Aviv regarding the Turkish top diplomat's program, political sources in Tel Aviv revealed on Friday. “The visit is supposed to be another advanced step on the path to improving relations between the two countries…

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Russia bans 963 Americans from country - as it happened

Joe Biden among those banned after signing $40bn aid package for Ukraine; Finnish president says he held ‘open and direct’ talks with his Turkish counterpart. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 87 of the invasion

Last group of Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal steelworks surrendered, Russia’s defence ministry said late Friday

The Guardian - AU

Moldova should be armed ‘to Nato standard’ to guard against Russia, says Truss

Liz Truss said she wants to ensure that Ukraine is ;permanently able to defend itself’ alongside its close neighbours

The Independent UK

Truss wants Moldova ‘equipped to Nato standard’ to guard against Russia

Liz Truss said the UK is discussing the prospect with its allies, as Vladimir Putin has been ‘clear about his ambitions to create a greater Russia’.

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Mariupol, city of resistance, falls … underground life of the last child in the village … Putin micromanaging conflict, sources in west believe

The Guardian - AU

Syria lambasts Erdogan plan to return million refugees

Damascus (AFP) - Syrian authorities on Friday rejected plans by Turkey to return one million Syrian refugees to a "safe zone" on the border, state media reported.

AFP

Turkey's President Erdogan to speak with Finland over NATO application row

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will speak to Finland on Saturday, while maintaining his opposition to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership bids over their history of hosting members of groups Ankara deems terrorists

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Al Jazeera

PKK central to Turkish opposition to Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Turkey views the PKK – and all its affiliates – as security threats, complicating its relationship with Sweden, Finland.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says to speak to Finland on Saturday

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will speak to Finland on Saturday, while maintaining his opposition to Sweden and Finland's NATO membership bids a week after he first voiced objections to the move.

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden gives support to Sweden and Finland as members of ‘revived Nato’

The countries’ leaders meet the US president at the White House as they seek a resolution with Turkey

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Biden backs Sweden and Finland's NATO membership application

Biden said Thursday he was sending paperwork to Congress to ratify Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO. The ratification process is expected to pass with bipartisan support.

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Al Jazeera

US offers ‘complete backing’ for NATO bids by Sweden and Finland

After meeting with both countries’ leaders, Biden says Sweden and Finland ‘meet every NATO requirement and then some’.

Axios

Erdoğan doubles down on threat to reject Finland and Sweden's NATO bids

The leaders of Finland and Sweden pledged to address Turkey's concerns at a White House ceremony.

Daily Mirror

Russia may put troops on Finnish border after Turkey blocks NATO bid, expert warns

International relations expert Dr Samuel Ramani says Turkey's move to block the Nordic nations from joining NATO may act as fuel for Russia President Vladimir Putin's hatred of the alliance

The Independent UK

Biden meets Sweden, Finland leaders to talk NATO, Russia

President Joe Biden has welcomed the leaders of Sweden and Finland to the White House to discuss the application of the long-neutral countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Says 'No' to Sweden and Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the country's president flatly stated in a video released Thursday. “We have told our relevant friends we would say ‘no’ to Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO, and we will continue on our path like this,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a…

Reuters

Turkey has told allies it's a 'no' to Sweden and Finland's NATO bid - Erdogan

Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland's membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Turkey's president says "no" to Sweden and Finland NATO bid

Turkey's president has flatly stated that his country will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO

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