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  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Nato
    Sweden’s Nato ambitions run into Kurdish row

    Turkish opposition leaves Stockholm government with hard choices over the Kurdish cause

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Nato
    Biden vows to protect Finland and Sweden during Nato accession talks

    US president hails ‘momentous’ step to strengthen transatlantic defence alliance

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    InterviewNato
    Sweden ‘must cut ties’ with Kurdish militia in Syria, says Turkish envoy

    Turkey’s veto on Nordic country joining Nato can only be overcome by severing YPG links, says ambassador to Stockholm

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Nato
    Erdoğan blocks Nato accession talks with Sweden and Finland

    Turkey’s president requests extradition of 30 ‘terrorists’

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Nato
    Turkey’s Erdoğan plays hardball over Nordics’ Nato bid

    President attacks applicants over extradition refusals and may seek concessions on US fighter jets

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Nato
    Putin signals acceptance of Finland and Sweden joining Nato

    Russia warns of response if alliance sites military equipment on new territories and Turkey objections remain hurdle

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    News in-depthNato
    Finland and Sweden signal paradigm shift with push to join Nato

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ushered in historic policy change that is backed by public

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Sweden and Finland submit Nato applications on ‘historic’ day for Nordics

    Accession will double alliance’s borders with Russia and change geopolitics of Europe

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Nato
    Finland’s president tells Putin his country will apply to join Nato

    Top Turkish aide says Ankara is ‘not closing door’ on the bid despite Erdoğan’s earlier concerns

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Nato
    Turkey’s president objects to Finland and Sweden’s Nato applications

    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses the two countries of supporting Kurdish militants

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    German policy shifts too slow for some, too fast for others Premium content

    Weapons deliveries, Russian energy embargoes improved ties between Berlin and Kyiv

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Nato
    Baltic states hail Finland and Sweden’s expected Nato accession

    Move will dramatically improve security of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, say foreign ministers

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Nato
    UK provides security assurances to Sweden and Finland

    Move to smooth Nordic countries’ path to Nato membership follows heightened concerns over Russia threat

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Alexander Stubb
    Nato entry for Finland and Sweden will enhance European security

    The Nordic pair would not seek full alliance membership were it not for Putin’s aggression

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Iran
    Iran upholds death sentence for Swedish researcher

    Tehran rules out prisoner swap for man accused of spying for Israel

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    News in-depthNato
    Sweden’s Social Democrats agonise over Nato membership

    Ruling party under pressure to shed non-alignment, with neighbouring Finland set to make own position clear

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    News in-depthEU defence
    Finland and Sweden face security dilemma ahead of Nato decisions

    Nordic pair would not benefit immediately from Article 5 collective defence guarantee

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Sveriges Riksbank
    Sweden’s Riksbank raises rates in policy U-turn

    Central bank reverses stance to counteract surging inflation and will also slow asset purchases

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Nordic Entertainment Group
    Nordic streamer Viaplay snaps up football rights ahead of UK push

    Owner Nent shrugs off Netflix decline and will screen scores of World Cup and European championship qualifiers

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Automobiles
    Volvo takes stake in Carwow to help boost digital sales

    Carmaker aims for half of sales to be online by 2025

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Global InsightRichard Milne
    Unlike Finland, Sweden inches reluctantly towards Nato

    Neutrality is part of the country’s DNA, but Stockholm is under pressure to join the military alliance

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Putin’s aggression is pushing Finland and Sweden into Nato

    The Nordics are considering joining precisely because Russia is a threat

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Inside BusinessRichard Milne
    Nato entry finds favour with Swedish and Finnish companies

    Joining security alliance would boost business environment and specific industries such as defence

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Nato
    Momentum builds for Sweden to join Nato

    Opinion poll shows record number of Swedes support membership in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • Saturday, 16 April, 2022
    Nato
    Lithuania’s president urges Sweden and Finland to join Nato

    Gitanas Nauseda says admitting the Nordic nations would improve security situation in Baltic region

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