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Macron signs NATO membership protocols for Finland, Sweden
Aug 14, 2022 08:31French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the ratification protocols for the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
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Biden signs ratification documents approving Finland and Sweden's NATO membership
Aug 10, 2022 07:02US President Joe Biden has signed documents backing the membership of Sweden and Finland in the NATO military alliance.
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French parliament backs accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO
Aug 03, 2022 11:46The French parliament has voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), following the two Nordic countries' bid to join the Western military alliance amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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NATO formally invites Finland, Sweden to join bloc, Russia calls it 'destabilizing factor'
Jun 29, 2022 15:56NATO on Wednesday formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the US-led military alliance, in a historic expansion of the 30-member bloc, triggering strong reaction from Russia that called it “a purely destabilizing factor.”
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US Senate panel approves Finland, Sweden’s bid to join NATO
Jun 10, 2022 08:11The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a bill calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to quickly admit Finland and Sweden, in a move designed to further increase tensions with Russia.
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NATO says doesn't guarantee non-deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland, Sweden
Jun 08, 2022 08:33The US-led NATO alliance says it does not guarantee Russia that it will not deploy nuclear weapons on the territories of its two prospective new members, Finland and Sweden.
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Turkey: Finland, Sweden must amend laws if needed to meet NATO demands
May 31, 2022 16:54The Turkish foreign minister says Finland and Sweden must amend their laws if needed to meet Turkey's demands and win Ankara's backing for their NATO membership bid, doubling down on a threat to veto the expansion of the US-led military alliance so long as the two Nordic states failed to stop supporting terrorist groups.
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Amirabdollahian raps US’ inaction on JCPOA
May 30, 2022 09:50Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denounced the US for inaction in the talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting the sanctions on Tehran, reiterating the Islamic Republic’s resolve to strike a robust agreement.
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Erdogan says Turkey will not allow ‘terrorism-supporting’ states join NATO
May 30, 2022 06:33Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not allow “terrorism-supporting” countries enter NATO, days after Sweden and Finland submitted official bids to join the US-led military alliance.
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Turkey threatens to block Nordic NATO bids over ‘security concerns’
May 26, 2022 10:59Turkey has threatened to obstruct the process of Sweden and Finland joining the NATO military alliance if the two Nordic states fail to address Ankara’s “security concerns” related to the pair’s support for Kurdish militants outlawed in Turkey.