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Turkey renews extradition requests with Finland, Sweden after NATO deal
Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday renewed its extradition requests for “terror suspects” with Finland and Sweden, following a deal it made with the Nordic countries for their NATO bid. “Today we have renewed…
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NATO summit opens amid controversy, internal discord
Madrid: The 2022 Summit of the NATO opened in Madrid amid mounting criticism of the military alliance’s aggressive security policy and lingering conflicts among its members. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told…
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Turkey lifts objections to Finland, Sweden joining NATO
Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit in Madrid amid Europe’s worst security crisis in decades triggered…
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Turkey demands written agreement to allow Finland, Swedish NATO bids
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has demanded a “written agreement” from Finland and Sweden on steps to end their “support for terrorism” if they want to join the NATO. Cavusoglu’s remarks…
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Russia to stop gas supply to Finland after electricity cut
Helsinki: Finland’s state-owned gas company Gasum has announced that imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Finland from Russia’s Gazprom Export would end on Saturday morning. Gazprom Export has informed Gasum that natural…
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Erdogan says Turkey will OPPOSE Finland and Sweden’s NATO bid
Ankara: Turkey would say “no” to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bid, as the country would not make the same “mistake” again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “We told our relevant…
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Turkey blocked start of NATO talks on Sweden, Finland accession – Reports
Moscow: Turkey has blocked the start of consideration of the application for accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Financial Times reported citing an informed source. NATO ambassadors met on Wednesday…
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Finland, Sweden made a grave mistake: Russian Minister
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Finland and Sweden have “made a grave mistake” with their intentions to join the NATO military alliance. He stressed that Russia would not…
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Finland’s ruling party backs NATO application
Helsinki: Finland’s ruling Social Democratic Party has endorsed the plan for making the country a member of the NATO military alliance. The endorsement was made on Saturday by the Party Council, the…
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Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining NATO and abandoning Finland’s neutral status would be a “mistake”, the media reported. He told Sauli Niinisto there was no threat…
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Erdogan says Turkey doesn’t support Finland, Sweden joining NATO
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he does not have a positive opinion on the idea of Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance. “We are currently following the…
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Russia warns Sweden and Finland against joining NATO
New Delhi: Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman on Friday said Moscow will respond if Sweden and Finland intended to join NATO, Newsweek reported. Maria Zakharova held a press conference and reflected on the…
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Electricity prices in Finland hit record high in 2021
Helsinki: Wholesale electricity prices in Finland hit a record high in 2021 as power consumption returned to pre-pandemic levels, the national broadcaster Yle reported. According to sector organisation Finnish Energy, in 2021…
