Etiket: Accession
Turkey blocks Finland and Sweden accelerated NATO accession for the time being | NOW
On Wednesday, in the first meeting of the thirty NATO member states after Sweden and Finland’s membership application, Turkey prevented the countries from considering the request. A spokesman for President…
Erdogan wants understanding from allies for his negative advice on NATO accession of Sweden and Finland
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes NATO allies will listen to Turkish concerns about Finland and Sweden joining NATO. He also hopes that allies will support Turkey, he said Wednesday…
Erdogan: No approval for NATO accession Sweden and Finland | Abroad
Erdogan said last week that he was “not positive” about a possible NATO membership of Sweden and Finland. Turkey accuses those countries of hosting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which…
Erdogan blocks NATO accession of Sweden and Finland: ‘Both countries are hosting PKK’
Turkey does not want Sweden and Finland to join NATO and will therefore not approve its membership. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced this. Turkey’s decision makes it impossible for the…
Erdogan: Turkey will not approve NATO accession Finland and Sweden
Turkey will not agree to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this at a press conference on Monday. According to him, negotiations by the two…
Finnish president calls Putin about NATO accession plans
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday about Finland’s plans to join NATO. In the phone call, Niinistö emphasized how neighboring Russia’s attack on Ukraine…
Georgia separatist region to hold referendum on accession to Russia | Abroad
In the statement, he speaks of a “historic aspiration” of the inhabitants to join Russia, which borders the region. Russia recognized South Ossetia as an independent state along with Abkhazia…
ROUNDUP 2: Finland’s political leadership for ‘immediate’ NATO accession
(new: more details) HELSINKI (dpa-AFX) – In view of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, Finland’s political leadership is calling for the country to join NATO as soon as…
Videos | Zelensky submits completed EU questionnaire for accession
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has handed in the papers initially required for joining the European Union to the EU’s ambassador in Kyiv. Now that these formalities have been completed, Zelensky…
EU boss promises Ukraine accelerated EU accession process: ‘A matter of weeks’
Ukraine may join the European Union sooner than usual. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. Visiting the president, she said…