Sweden, Finland to hold talks with Turkey on NATO bids

Sweden, Finland to hold talks with Turkey on NATO bids

Turkey’s foreign ministry said Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and deputy foreign minister Sedat Onal will meet the Finnish-Swedish officials on May 25 Turkey’s foreign ministry said Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and deputy foreign minister Sedat Onal will meet the Finnish-Swedish officials on May 25 Sweden and Finland will send delegations to Ankara this […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland, Sweden apply

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland, Sweden apply

Russia said on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers, including several dozen wounded troops, surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. Finland’s Parliament has also overwhelmingly endorsed […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia continues steel mill airstrikes as Ukraine seeks deal

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia continues steel mill airstrikes as Ukraine seeks deal

Both countries have reported renewed fighting around Snake Island, which achieved worldwide fame in the conflict’s first hours when Ukrainian border guards stationed there rejected a Russian warship’s demand for their surrender. The fightback by Ukraine for the island, located near its sea border with Romania and covering just 0.17 square kilometres (0.06 square miles), […]

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