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Cold Turkey: Erdogan blocks fast-tracking Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications

By Ryan King
Published May 18, 2022 6:53pm ET
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Cold Turkey: Erdogan blocks fast-tracking Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications
Turkey slammed the brakes on a procedural move to fast-track Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO on Wednesday and presented a list of concerns to allies. The nation requested time to work through its issues with the two Nordic countries and reiterated its concerns about their support for Kurdish groups and arms sales restrictions […]


Turkey slammed the brakes on a procedural move to fast-track Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO on Wednesday and presented a list of concerns to allies.

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