Finland's president, Sauli Niinistö, wants his country and Sweden to join Nato before the military alliance’s summit in July.
The president of Finland wants his country and Sweden to join Nato by summer.
Sauli Niinistö is determined the two nations to make the move by the military alliance’s summit in July.Nato requires unanimous approval from its existing members before any new countries can join.Turkey and Hungary remain the only nations in the 30-member military alliance who haven’t formally endorsed Sweden and Finland’s accession.and hanging an effigy of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In response, Turkey postponed a meeting in Brussels that would have discussed the two countries’ entry into the alliance.Mr Niinistö stressed the final decision with Turkey rests with president Mr Erdogan. ‘I think that under no circumstances will he allow himself to be influenced by any public pressure,” he said.
‘But if something opens up during the bilateral talks between Turkey and the United States, it might have an impact.’
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