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Turkish parliament clears last hurdle in Finland’s NATO membership
Mar 31, 2023 08:21Turkey’s Parliament on Thursday approved a bill that allows Finland to join the NATO military alliance, clearing the last major hurdle for Helsinki to join the US-led alliance as the year-long war in Ukraine rages on.
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Erdogan says Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership bid
Mar 16, 2023 08:34Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country may soon approve Finland’s application to join the NATO military alliance, fulfilling its pledge to the Nordic country following months of negotiations.
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Finland forges ahead to join NATO after parliament approves its accession
Mar 02, 2023 14:17Finland has edged closer to joining NATO after its parliament overwhelmingly passed legislation necessary for allowing the country to be a member of the transatlantic military alliance and Hungary’s ruling party said it would support the bid.
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Finland mulls joining NATO without Sweden after Turkey refuses support
Jan 24, 2023 14:24Finland could reconsider its joint bid with its "big brother" Sweden to join the US-led NATO military alliance, the country's top diplomat said Tuesday, after Stockholm faced fresh resistance from Turkey in the wake of the desecration of the holy Quran in the Swedish capital.
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'Return 130 terrorists!' Turkey sets condition for Sweden, Finland in NATO bid saga
Jan 18, 2023 08:34Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Sweden and Finland must deport some 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before Ankara approves their bids to join NATO.
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Iran FM: West's unchecked arms supply to Ukraine further complicates situation
Dec 09, 2022 06:16Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reiterated the Islamic Republic’s strong opposition to the war in Ukraine, saying the West's unchecked delivery of weapons to Kiev has further complicated the situation in the former Soviet country.
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Russia says Sweden, Finland joining NATO may accelerate Arctic militarization
Dec 01, 2022 09:24Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO could accelerate the militarization of the Arctic region.
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US approves weapons sales to Finland
Nov 30, 2022 08:34The US State Department has approved the sale of weapons to the NATO applicant, Finland.
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Finland to put up fence on border with Russia
Oct 21, 2022 05:48Finland says it plans to build a barbed-wire fence on its border with Russia, nearly eight months into the war between Russia and its neighbor Ukraine.
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UN raps Finland for violating rights of children abandoned in Syria camps
Oct 13, 2022 06:25A United Nations rights watchdog has rebuked Finland for violating the rights of Finnish children who were abandoned in Syrian prison camps.