Finland's top diplomat has appeared to suggest that the country may have to join NATO without Sweden after Türkiye cast doubt on the expansion of the military alliance
Finland's top diplomat has appeared to suggest that the country may have to join NATO without Sweden after Türkiye's president cast doubt on the expansion of the military alliance.
Until now, Sweden and Finland have been committed to joining the alliance together, but Haavisto's comment appeared to suggest that Finland was considering proceeding without its Nordic neighbour.His comment came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden not to expect support for its bid for NATO membership following weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam activist and supporters of the PKK/YPG terror group.
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