Turkey says Sweden and Finland not fulfilling NATO deal
By DW
31 July 2022 |
4:38 pm
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed Finland and Sweden for allowing "terror propaganda" as the two countries await Ankara's permission to join NATO.
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