Turkey's Erdogan Digging In On Rejecting Admitting Sweden And Finland To NATO

Turkey seeks concrete action from Sweden, Finland for NATO bids - Copyright Thomson Reuters 2022  

Euronews: Turkey's talks with Sweden, Finland made little progress on NATO concerns -sources 

ANKARA -Talks between Turkish officials and delegations from Sweden and Finland have made little headway overcoming Ankara’s objections to their NATO membership bids, and it is not clear when further discussions will take place, according to two sources. 

Swedish and Finnish diplomats met in Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to appease the NATO member and reach a deal that would allow for a historic enlargement of the Western alliance in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

The two Nordic states formally applied to join NATO last week to boost their security. All 30 NATO members must approve enlargement plans.  

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Update: Turkey Sets Conditions For Backing Swedish, Finnish NATO Membership (RFE)  

Update #2: Report: Turkey’s Talks With Sweden, Finland on NATO Bids Made Little Progress (Anti-war.com)  

WNU Editor: The Finnish Foreign Minister is saying everything is progressing .... Finnish FM Haavisto Says 'had Good Negotiations' With Turkey On Finland, Sweden's NATO Bid (Republic World). But The Turkish media is saying the opposite. 

On another note. U.S. - Turkish relations are not well .... Biden didn’t go to Turkey, and things aren’t okay with Erdogan (Al-Monitor).