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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 12:15:00 PM
The leader of a Turkish nationalist party that is allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expressing concern that NATO's expansion to include Sweden and Finland will provoke Russia and cause an expansion of the war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 11:06:00 AM
Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. In neighboring Finland, lawmakers are expected later in the day to formally endorse Finnish leaders' decision also to join.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/16/2022 10:04:24 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden on Monday to expect a "response" for applying to join NATO as Ukraine braced for a new push by Moscow's forces in its eastern Donbas region.
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World
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Region
5/16/2022 8:34:08 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confirmed Turkey's opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, again accusing them of failing to take a clear stance against terrorism.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/16/2022 3:02:35 PM
Finland and Sweden have signaled their intention to join NATO over Russia's war in Ukraine and things will move fast once they formally apply for membership in the world's biggest security alliance.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/16/2022 3:00:25 PM
Europe pushed Monday to sharpen and expand its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Sweden poised to follow Finland in seeking membership of NATO and European Union officials working to rescue proposed sanctions that would target Russian oil exports helping the Kremlin finance its war.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/16/2022 10:08:56 AM
Canada says it supports plans from Finland and Sweden to join NATO amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/15/2022 9:04:59 PM
With Finland and Sweden inching closer to applying for NATO membership amid Russia's war in Ukraine, the list of ``neutral'' or nonaligned countries in Europe appears poised to shrink.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/14/2022 4:55:23 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his Finnish counterpart Saturday that relations between the two neighbours could be ``negatively affected`` if Finland follows through with plans to apply for NATO membership.
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World
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International
5/14/2022 2:02:08 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey did not have a "positive opinion" on Finland and Sweden joining NATO, throwing up a potential obstacle for the nations' membership bid.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/13/2022 1:38:28 PM
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/12/2022 1:54:56 PM
It's likely to be the quickest NATO enlargement ever and one that would redraw Europe's security map. Finnish leaders announced Thursday their belief that Finland should join the world's biggest military organization because of Russia's war in Ukraine. Sweden could soon follow suit.
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World
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International
5/10/2022 12:46:00 PM
After decades of staying out of military alliances, Finland and Sweden are about to decide whether to apply to join NATO, as a deterrent against aggression from Eastern neighbour Russia.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/9/2022 10:20:30 AM
Sweden's ruling Social Democrats said Monday the party would announce on May 15 its position on whether the country should apply for NATO membership.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
5/5/2022 3:43:00 PM
Poland and Sweden are co-hosting an international donors' conference on Thursday in Warsaw to raise funds for humanitarian efforts to help war-torn Ukraine, where thousands have been killed, cities devastated and millions of people displaced by Russia's attack.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/30/2022 10:59:00 PM
A Russian reconnaissance plane briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday, Swedish defence officials said on Saturday, as the Scandinavian country ponders a bid for NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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International
4/28/2022 12:46:35 PM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Finland and Sweden would be embraced with open arms should they decide to join the 30-nation military organization and could become members quite quickly.
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Egypt
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Society
4/18/2022 11:54:06 PM
Al-Azhar condemned extremist right-wing “terrorists” for burning the Holy Quran in Sweden, calling for the enactment of international legislation to prevent the desecration of religious sanctities.
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World
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Region
4/18/2022 6:18:35 PM
Muslim countries and leading Islamic bodies condemned plans by far-right groups to burn the holy Quran in cities across Sweden.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/18/2022 6:07:59 PM
Egypt condemned the desecration of the Quran by a group of right-wing extremists in Sweden, saying the act has “inflamed the feelings of Muslims around the world during the holy month of Ramadan.”
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