Turkey holds key to NATO membership for Sweden, Finland
03 March 2023 |
7:22 am
Turkey has agreed to discuss Sweden and Finland's membership bid with NATO. The two countries decided to join the security alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. Negotiations began last June, but were called off in January.
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