NATO Pressures Turkey to Drop Objections to Sweden's Membership

NATO is pressuring its member Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership, as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time a summit takes place in July.

Sweden and Finland recently abandoned their traditional positions of military nonalignment and sought protection under NATO's security umbrella after Russia invaded Ukraine.

However, Turkey and Hungary have not yet approved Sweden's membership, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Ankara soon to address the issue.

The German foreign minister also expressed support for Sweden's membership, saying that "everything that bars Sweden joining NATO will be seen as wine for Putin."