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Turkish Preaident Erdogan says no to new NATO nations following their recent applications to join. Turkiye will say "no" to entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, as senior representatives of the two countries are set to visit Turkiye for talks in the coming days, Anadolu News Agency reports. The Turkish leader reiterated Ankara's...

Sweden and Finland’s final and largest hurdle to join NATO may be Turkey, who has voiced staunch opposition to allowing the two countries to join the organization. Turkey has largely cited the two Nordic countries’ policies towards Kurdish fightingand political  groups that Turkey views as terrorist organizations. https://twitter.com/AnnLinde/status/1469369722760314880?s=20&t=lSyteKWzDaRxEAHBo7g1JA Sweden has long been an active partner with Kurdish forces in Syria, namely...

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in the Baltic Europe region if Sweden and Finland joined NATO. Dmitry Medvedev the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council said that if the two nations join NATO then Russia would have to strengthen its land, naval, and air forces in...