Russia\u0027s invasion of Ukraine in February last year pushed Finland and its neighbour Sweden to apply for NATO membership
The last hurdle to Finland’s membership was removed last week when Turkey’s parliament voted to ratify Helsinki’s application even as it kept Sweden’s bid on hold.
Turkey continues to hold up Sweden’s application. It says that Stockholm harbors members of what Ankara considers terrorist groups — a charge Sweden denies — and has demanded their extradition as a step toward ratifying Swedish membership. Stoltenberg pledged to work hard to get Sweden into NATO as soon as possible. He also stressed that NATO and Swedish officials were already working to bring Sweden closer to the alliance even as they wait for membership to be finalized.
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