Sweden's Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's ambassador Wednesday after Moscow's diplomatic mission in Stockholm said the Scandinavian country would become a 'legitimate target for Russia's retaliatory measures' if it joined NATO.
Flags of NATO member countries flap in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 22, 2022. Sweden's Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's ambassador Wednesday after Moscow's diplomatic mission in Stockholm said the Scandinavian country would become a "legitimate target for Russia's retaliatory measures" if it joined NATO.
Sweden and neighbouring Finland jointly applied for NATO membership in May 2022, abandoning decades of non-alignment in the wake ofThe Turkish government has accused Sweden of being too soft on groups that it deems to be terror organizations. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara needs further assurances before it will give its final approval.
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