Unfortunately for the pro-NATO gang, Western officials are increasingly pessimistic that Turkey will budge. However, right now getting Turkey on side is considered the priority.
Turkey is not the only nation blocking the move: Hungary has also failed to ratify the Nordics’ accession which further muddies the waters.
However, a significant hurdle stands in the way of this becoming a reality: Turkey has yet to give the plan its formal and official blessing. The invasion of Ukraine changed that.īoth Finland and Sweden – along with the vast majority of NATO allies – would like to see the countries formally join the alliance at a NATO summit on July 11. Historically, both countries had committed to non-alignment with NATO as a way of avoiding provoking Moscow. When Sweden and Finland declared their intention to join NATO last May, it was seen by many as a poke in the eye for Russia and evidence of a shift in European thinking.
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