Finland is still planning to join Nato alongside Sweden, Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) said at a press briefing held in Helsinki on Monday afternoon. He was responding to suggestion by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey could ratify Finland’s accession to the defence alliance without Sweden.Continue Reading
According to the Wall Street Journal, F-16 fighters would be sold to Turkey if it greenlights Nato membership for Finland and Sweden. Turkey’s foreign minister is to visit Washington next week. According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House plans to seek congressional approval for a 20-billion-dollar sale ofContinue Reading
Sweden on Friday extradited a Kurdish refugee to Turkey as Ankara keeps pressuring the Nordic country to meet its demands in return for NATO membership. The refugee is among dozens of people wanted in Turkey for terror-related charges. Such steps just show that Sweden will do everything to join NATO.Continue Reading
Representatives from Finland, Sweden and Turkey are to meet in Finland on Friday to discuss the two Nordic countries’ Nato applications, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs told Yle on Wednesday. Officials have not announced the exact location or agenda of the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to reviewContinue Reading
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to expel Finland’s ambassador, along with ambassadors from nine other countries, after they jointly issued a petition demanding the release of a Turkish activist. The ambassadors’ petition called for the immediate release of the Turkish philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala whoContinue Reading
“As far as we know, a significant share of those individuals arrive through Turkish airports using flights from Turkey. We believe that Turkey has information about the identity of those people. Identification of people is one of the bigger challenges faced by the Lithuanian government today,” Foreign Minister Gabrielius LandsbergisContinue Reading
Sweden has promised an additional over $10 million in humanitarian aid for northeast Syria (Rojava). The pledge came from Sweden’s foreign minister when she met a visiting Kurdish delegation this week. Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde received in Stockholm on Thursday the Rojava delegation including Bedran Chiya Ali,Continue Reading