Turkey objects as Sweden and Finland seek Nato membership

Turkey objects as Sweden and Finland seek Nato membership
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and the Moderate Party’s leader Ulf Kristersson (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)

Sweden has decided to join neighbouring Finland in seeking Nato membership, ending more than two centuries of military nonalignment in a historic shift prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The move drew strong objections from Turkey, a key Nato member who declared the two nations should not be allowed to join because they have been too lax in taking action against Kurdish militants.

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