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Finland Doesn’t Have a Clear Date on When Turkey Will Approve NATO Bid

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 8, 2022

Finland's foreign minister said Thursday that while there's been progress alleviating Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's NATO bids, there is still no "clear date" on when Ankara will ratify their memberships. "What we are still missing is the clear date, a...

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Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 7, 2022

NATO is considering using a $3.4 billion fund that was meant to support the now-defunct US-backed Afghan government to provide more aid for Ukraine, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. Known as the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, the money was donated by individual NATO...

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Turkey Says Finland Must Lift Arms Embargo to Join NATO

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 6, 2022

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday that Finland must declare an end to the arms embargo it imposed on Turkey in order for the Nordic nation to join NATO. Both Finland and Sweden placed export controls on Turkey in 2019 in response to a Turkish...

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NATO Members Discuss Ways to Confront China at Bucharest Summit

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 30, 2022

NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday discussed ways to confront what they call the "challenge" posed by China as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to convince alliance members to take a more hawkish stance toward Beijing. "What we talked about today...

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NATO Doubles Down on Pledge to Eventually Admit Ukraine

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 29, 2022

NATO on Tuesday doubled down on its pledge to eventually admit Ukraine during a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Bucharest, Romania, a position that played a major role in provoking Russia's invasion. The Romanian city was where NATO initially made the...

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Hungary to Approve Sweden, Finland NATO Memberships Early Next Year

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 24, 2022

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday that Hungary supports Sweden and Finland joining NATO and that the parliament will formally ratify their memberships early next year. "As we have already informed Sweden and Finland, Hungary supports the NATO...

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‘Seize the Moment’: Gen. Milley Sees Opportunity for Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 10, 2022

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said on Wednesday that he sees an opportunity for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine now that Moscow has announced its retreat from Kherson and that the two sides should "seize the moment." "When there’s an...

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Finland’s President Says No Plans to Host NATO Nuclear Weapons

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 7, 2022

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Monday said that Finland has no plans to host nuclear weapons if it joins NATO, although other Finnish officials have said they won't rule out the idea. Niinisto said that nuclear weapons are important for NATO's deterrence but said...

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Turkey Not Happy With Sweden’s ‘Elegant Promises’ to Crack Down on Kurds

by Dave DeCamp | Nov 1, 2022

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said Ankara is not happy with promises Sweden has made to crack down on Kurdish groups in an effort to join NATO, The Cradle reported on Tuesday. Omer Celik, the spokesman for the AKP, said Monday that Sweden...

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Finland Willing to Host NATO Nuclear Weapons on Border With Russia

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 26, 2022

NATO nuclear weapons could potentially be placed on Russia's border with Finland if Helsinki joins the Western military alliance, Newsweek reported on Wednesday, citing a Finnish newspaper. The newspaper Iltalehti reported that the bill the Finnish government will put...

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