NATO membership

Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission

The next step is a vote in the parliament general assembly, where Erdogan's party also holds a majority

For Nato, the Ukraine question has no right answer
Panorama

For Nato, the Ukraine question has no right answer

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers his speech before he hands over the Marion Doenhoff Prize for international understanding and reconciliation to Russian Irina Sherbakova, co-founder of Russian rights group Memorial, during the award ceremony in Hamburg, Germany, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
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Scholz pledges security assurances to Kyiv but no swift NATO membership

Flags wave outside the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Nato countries: Which member states are in the military alliance

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poses for a photograph with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured) during the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS
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Sweden's plans for NATO membership hit snag as Turkey says no

A NATO flag is seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
Europe

NATO membership would strengthen Nordic defence, Swedish defence minister says