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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 7:54:57 PM
Finland and Sweden will submit their bids to join NATO together Wednesday, the two Nordic countries announced, despite Turkey's threat to block the military alliance's expansion.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 5:32:08 PM
Sweden and Finland on Tuesday pushed ahead with their bids to join NATO even as Turkey insisted it won't let the previously non-aligned Nordic countries into the alliance because of their alleged support for Kurdish militants.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 4:29:27 PM
President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinisto of Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday amid their push to join NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 2:08:01 PM
Moscow said on Tuesday that two employees of Finland's embassy in Russia will have to leave the country in response to a similar move by Helsinki.
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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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Military
5/15/2022 7:35:29 PM
NATO on Sunday pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its "historic" bid to join the alliance and with Western claims that Russia had suffered heavy losses in its push east.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/15/2022 1:40:05 PM
Finland will apply for NATO membership, the Nordic country's president and the prime minister announced Sunday, as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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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 5:33:50 PM
US senators promised Thursday to move quickly to bring Finland into NATO after the country's leaders voiced support for joining the alliance in the face of Russia's invasion of 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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