Turkey threatens to BLOCK Sweden and Finland from joining NATO in fury at ‘terrorists’
The Daily Express: Turkey threatens to BLOCK Sweden as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has batted down Finland and Sweden’s hopes of joining NATO, committing to blocking their membership bid.
Finnish President, Sauli Niinisto, said on Sunday that Helsinki will prepare an application for membership. Sweden will also formally apply for membership of the alliance, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson confirmed on Monday.
But approval for new members needs to be unanimous among the 30 states, and Turkish leader Erdogan has restated his opportunity to the two Scandinavian countries joining NATO ranks.
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