Finnish President Sauli Niiniste said that Finland and Sweden will become NATO members by July. STT.
He said that if membership is not achieved by the summer, it would make the entire NATO accession process “even more dangerous”.
Now countries are waiting for their applications to be approved by Turkey.
Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken declaration At a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, he said the United States is confident that Finland and Sweden will soon join NATO.
He noted that according to Washington, Finland and Sweden are ready to join NATO and that Turkey has taken important steps to resolve the problems with these two countries. Blinken said the alliance should welcome Sweden and Finland “as soon as possible”.
Turkish authorities have stated that they are ready to ratify Finland’s NATO membership, but not Sweden. At the same time, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that they did not receive an offer from Finland after a separate application from Sweden.