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NATO Wants Members To Spend 5% Of GDP On Defence, Only Two Already Do
At the NATO Summit in Ankara, alliance leaders endorsed a new defence spending benchmark of 5% of GDP, significantly higher than NATO's long-standing 2% target.
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Sweden Now Part Of NATO After Hungary's Parliament Ratifies Bid
Hungary's parliament on Monday ratified Sweden's NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle for an enlargement of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Explained: Does Sweden Joining Makes Baltic Sea A "NATO Lake"
Sweden's accession to NATO adds a final puzzle piece to the alliance around the shores of the strategically important Baltic Sea - but Russia still poses a threat above and below water.
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NATO Chief Says "Time Has Come For Turkey To Let Sweden Join As Soon As Possible"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said Turkey should approve Sweden's stalled bid for membership "as soon as possible".
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Turkish Parliament Won't Speed Up Sweden's NATO Bid, Says Panel Chair
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee will discuss ratifying Sweden's NATO membership bid as part of its regular agenda as the issue was not so urgent for Ankara as for some other countries, its chair said on Wednesday.
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Turkey's Erdogan Submits Sweden's NATO Bid To Parliament
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey officially submitted Sweden's NATO membership application to parliament on Monday, his office said, bringing closer the possible end of a 17-month diplomatic standoff.
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Explained: The State Of Sweden's NATO Bid After Turkey's Approval
After months of deadlock, Turkey's president has approved Sweden's NATO membership, paving the way for the Nordic country to follow its neighbour Finland into the security alliance.
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Hurdle To Ukraine NATO Membership Dropped As Leaders Gather For Summit
A key hurdle to Ukraine's membership of NATO was lifted Monday as leaders of the bloc gathered for a summit in Lithuania and Kyiv claimed it had made advances near Bakhmut.
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NATO Leaders Meet For Summit, Ukraine And Sweden Push For Membership
NATO leaders meet in Lithuania on Tuesday for a summit set to be dominated by the alliance's response to Russia's war on Ukraine and Kyiv's push for membership.
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"Time For Clarity": Ukraine To NATO On Its Membership
Kyiv said Thursday the time had come for NATO to clarify its stance on war-torn Ukraine's membership, ahead of a key alliance summit next month.
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"Clear Invitation To NATO Needed": Volodymyr Zelensky Ahead Of July Summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Kyiv wanted to receive a "clear" decision on its future in the NATO military alliance when the bloc's leaders meet in Vilnius in July.
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Finland To Become 31st Member Of Military Alliance NATO Today
Last year, the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine upended Europe's security landscape and prompted Finland -- and its neighbour Sweden -- to drop decades of non-alignment.
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NATO Chief Says Finland To Become A Member In Coming Days
NATO foreign ministers are meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels next week, when it is expected the membership could be formalised.
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Finland Still Hopes To Join NATO With Sweden
Finland still hopes to join NATO together with Sweden, Finland's foreign minister said Monday, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks that Ankara could accept Helsinki's bid without its Nordic neighbour.
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Turkey's Opposition To Sweden, Finland's NATO Bids Explained
Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey, which holds veto powers over accession to the military alliance.
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NATO Wants Members To Spend 5% Of GDP On Defence, Only Two Already Do
At the NATO Summit in Ankara, alliance leaders endorsed a new defence spending benchmark of 5% of GDP, significantly higher than NATO's long-standing 2% target.
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Sweden Now Part Of NATO After Hungary's Parliament Ratifies Bid
Hungary's parliament on Monday ratified Sweden's NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle for an enlargement of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Explained: Does Sweden Joining Makes Baltic Sea A "NATO Lake"
Sweden's accession to NATO adds a final puzzle piece to the alliance around the shores of the strategically important Baltic Sea - but Russia still poses a threat above and below water.
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NATO Chief Says "Time Has Come For Turkey To Let Sweden Join As Soon As Possible"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said Turkey should approve Sweden's stalled bid for membership "as soon as possible".
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Turkish Parliament Won't Speed Up Sweden's NATO Bid, Says Panel Chair
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee will discuss ratifying Sweden's NATO membership bid as part of its regular agenda as the issue was not so urgent for Ankara as for some other countries, its chair said on Wednesday.
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Turkey's Erdogan Submits Sweden's NATO Bid To Parliament
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey officially submitted Sweden's NATO membership application to parliament on Monday, his office said, bringing closer the possible end of a 17-month diplomatic standoff.
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Explained: The State Of Sweden's NATO Bid After Turkey's Approval
After months of deadlock, Turkey's president has approved Sweden's NATO membership, paving the way for the Nordic country to follow its neighbour Finland into the security alliance.
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Hurdle To Ukraine NATO Membership Dropped As Leaders Gather For Summit
A key hurdle to Ukraine's membership of NATO was lifted Monday as leaders of the bloc gathered for a summit in Lithuania and Kyiv claimed it had made advances near Bakhmut.
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NATO Leaders Meet For Summit, Ukraine And Sweden Push For Membership
NATO leaders meet in Lithuania on Tuesday for a summit set to be dominated by the alliance's response to Russia's war on Ukraine and Kyiv's push for membership.
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"Time For Clarity": Ukraine To NATO On Its Membership
Kyiv said Thursday the time had come for NATO to clarify its stance on war-torn Ukraine's membership, ahead of a key alliance summit next month.
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"Clear Invitation To NATO Needed": Volodymyr Zelensky Ahead Of July Summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Kyiv wanted to receive a "clear" decision on its future in the NATO military alliance when the bloc's leaders meet in Vilnius in July.
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Finland To Become 31st Member Of Military Alliance NATO Today
Last year, the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine upended Europe's security landscape and prompted Finland -- and its neighbour Sweden -- to drop decades of non-alignment.
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NATO Chief Says Finland To Become A Member In Coming Days
NATO foreign ministers are meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels next week, when it is expected the membership could be formalised.
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Finland Still Hopes To Join NATO With Sweden
Finland still hopes to join NATO together with Sweden, Finland's foreign minister said Monday, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks that Ankara could accept Helsinki's bid without its Nordic neighbour.
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Turkey's Opposition To Sweden, Finland's NATO Bids Explained
Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey, which holds veto powers over accession to the military alliance.
