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Turkey’s Erdogan Puts the Brakes on NATO Expansion in Nordics

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By Selcan Hacaoglu

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he won’t allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO because of their stances on Kurdish militants, throwing a wrench into plans to strengthen the western military alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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