Two US B-1B Lancer bombers arrived in Sweden this week as Stockholm is awaiting entry into NATO. According to the US military, it marks the first time US bombers landed in the Nordic nation. "Two Air Force B-1B Lancer supersonic strategic bombers from the 7th Bomb...
The US ambassador to Turkey expects Sweden to become a NATO member by the Vilnius summit that will be held this July despite recent comments from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We hope Sweden can become a member of NATO soon," Ambassador Jeffry...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Sweden should not expect Ankara's approval to join NATO at the alliance's upcoming summit that will be held in Vilnius this July. Erdogan said the Swedish government must do more to curb anti-Turkish protests....
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday that it's becoming more likely that Finland will be able to join NATO without Sweden as Turkey has more outstanding issues with Stockholm. "We have no confirmation that will be the case, but we think that the overall...
A Hungarian parliamentary delegation visited Sweden on Tuesday and expressed support for the country's NATO bid but also told Swedish officials to stop telling "lies" about Hungary. Csaba Hende, the deputy speaker of Hungary's parliament, led the delegation and said...
The head of Hungary's ruling party in parliament said Thursday that Budapest is sending a delegation to Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO bids. Hungary and Turkey are the only two NATO countries that have yet to approve of the two Nordic nations joining. Prime...
Finnish officials have said they would join NATO without Sweden if Turkey only approves their membership, reversing their previous position that they would only join together with Stockholm. The comments came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hinted on Tuesday that Sweden and Finland could join the alliance separately even though the Nordic countries have said they would only become members together. "So the main question is not whether Finland and Sweden are...
Finland's foreign minister on Monday reiterated that his country will stick with its original plan of not joining NATO without Sweden despite Turkey's vows that it won't support Stockholm's membership. "Our strong wish is still to join NATO together with Sweden,"...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday suggested for the first time that Turkey could approve Finland's NATO membership without also approving Sweden's. "If necessary, we can give a different response concerning Finland. Sweden will be shocked when we give a...
