Turkey Blocks Swden And Finland's Bid To Join NATO. Turkey Makes Public Its Demands

DW: NATO: Turkey blocks early talks on Finland and Sweden joining

Turkey has blocked discussions on Finland and Sweden's accession NATO hours after the countries officially launched their bids to join the alliance, a diplomatic source told DW on condition of anonymity.

Turkey on Wednesday stopped NATO members from starting talks on the bids launched by Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, a diplomatic source told DW correspondent Teri Schultz, currently on assignment in Stockholm.

Helsinki and Sweden handed their official bid to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday morning.

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WNU Editor: Turkey wants "30 terrorists" extradited from Finland and Sweden .... Turkey's Erdogan Links Sweden NATO Bid to Return of 'Terrorists' (Reuters).

Turkey Blocks Swden And Finland's Bid To Join NATO

What Turkey Wants From Sweden and Finland in NATO Expansion Spat -- Bloomberg

Turkey Blocks Sweden, Finland NATO Accession Talks; Issues List Of Demands -- Zero Hedge

Turkey blocks early vote on Sweden and Finland joining Nato -- The Guardian

Turkey's Erdogan links Sweden NATO bid to return of 'terrorists' -- Reuters

Turkey blocks start of talks on Sweden and Finland's Nato bids -- Middle East Eye

Turkey outlines expectations from NATO -- RT

Turkey: why it wants to block Sweden and Finland from joining Nato – and what it stands to lose -- The Conversation

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