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• U.S. Senate approves NATO membership for Finland, Sweden

  The expansion of the Western defensive bloc was called a ``slam-dunk'' for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  World

  Aug 3
  
• Canada ratifies NATO membership bids by Sweden, Finland as Russian assault continues

  Russia is continuing its assault on eastern Ukraine as Canada and NATO members vow additional support to the democracy's defence against Russia.

  Canada

  Jul 5
  
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• Finland, Sweden sending teams to Turkey to talk NATO bids

  A Turkish official said Turkey would not backtrack in its talks with Sweden and Finland unless concrete progress was made to address Ankara's security concerns.

  World

  May 24
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• Turkey’s Erdogan flatly rejects Sweden, Finland NATO bids: ‘We would say no’

  Turkey's approval of Finland and Sweden's application to join the Western military alliance is crucial because NATO makes decisions by consensus.

  World

  May 19
• Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO in ‘historic moment’ amid Russia’s Ukraine war

  The move by Sweden and Finland is one of the biggest geopolitical ramifications of the Ukraine war and will rewrite Europe’s security map.

  World

  May 18
• As Finland, Sweden move to join NATO, Turkey says it will veto bid

  The decision by Finland and Sweden to seek membership in NATO also comes as the military alliance prepares for a much broader strategic shift spurred by Russia's invasion.

  Canada

  May 16
• NATO will grant Sweden, Finland membership quickly after they apply: sources

  The two countries are set to announce their final decisions this week on whether they will join the military alliance, and are expected to apply in the coming days.

  World

  May 11
• NATO could let Finland, Sweden join alliance quickly, Jens Stoltenberg says

  Russia has said it will deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in its Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad if Finland and Sweden decide to join NATO.

  World

  Apr 28
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• Sweden speeds up NATO review amid Russia’s war on Ukraine

  Sweden's ruling Social Democrats, who have always opposed NATO membership, are rethinking their position amid Russia's bloody war on Ukraine.

  World

  Apr 21
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• Russia could move nuclear arms to Baltic Sea if Finland, Sweden join NATO: Putin ally

  Dmitry Medvedev said that should Sweden and Finland join NATO, then Russia would have to strengthen its land, naval and air forces in the Baltic Sea.

  World

  Apr 14