Turkish MPs have ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO in a long-delayed vote that represents a big step forward on the Nordic nation’s path to membership.
Sweden applied to join in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey withheld approval amid a row over what it called Sweden’s support to Kurdish separatists.
Turkish President Erdogan is expected to sign the legislation within days.
It leaves Hungary the sole NATO member yet to ratify Sweden’s accession, the BBC said.
According to a new poll, while the majority of Ukrainians believe Kyiv will prevail in its war with Russia, most Europeans see a negotiated peace as the most likely outcome.
A record 23 of NATO’s 32 member nations will meet the alliance’s defense spending target this year, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said.
Finland is on track to become the ninth country to host a NATO multinational battle group after ministers supported the move in Brussels on Friday.
Russian troops are reportedly gathering near Ukraine’s northeastern border in a sign of a possible new offensive aiming to expand Moscow’s foothold in the region.
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