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Turkey to send Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to Parliament swiftly
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey’s president has agreed to send Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to the Turkish Parliament.
Dover Lab DNA Proves Woman was on famed 17th century Swedish warship
The Delaware-based Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory helped confirm that a woman was on a 17th century Swedish warship that sank on maiden voyage.
By Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press
Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid
Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed an agreement in June of last year to resolve differences over the Nordic states’ membership.
Weapons shortages spark tough choices for Ukraine’s allies
Arms shortages among Ukraine’s allies are forcing difficult conversations about how to balance support concerns Russia may target them next.
By Joe Gould
US Senate votes in favor of Finland, Sweden joining NATO
Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in May, setting aside their longstanding stance of military nonalignment.
Turkey lifting objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Sweden and Finland to abandon their long-held nonaligned status and apply to join NATO. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had blocked the move, insisting the Nordic pair change their stance on Kurdish rebel groups that Turkey considers terrorists.
By Jill Lawless and Joseph Wilson, AP
Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island
U.S. Marines have conducted air drops and amphibious landings on Gotland as part of a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea.
Major Baltic Sea exercise kicks off as Swedish, Finnish NATO bids wait on Turkey
The NATO exercise BALTOPS – to be held on the Baltic Sea next week – is the latest showing of unity and military strength as Sweden and Finland trade neutrality for NATO’s embrace in the wake of Russia’s three-month-old invasion of Ukraine.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon weighs plans to expand exercises with Finland, Sweden amid NATO bid
The U.S. military is mulling how to increase its participation in planned military exercises with Sweden and Finland as NATO member nations consider their applications.
By Joe Gould
How Sweden and Finland could reshape NATO’s northern security
The accession of Finland and Sweden, historically neutral nations, is expected to transform Europe’s security landscape for years to come. Their armed forces and geography would seriously complicate any further aggression Russia might want to try in the region, defense officials and national security experts say.
By Joe Gould