Sweden's NATO membership in jeopardy amidst diplomatic tensions.
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged Turkey to approve Sweden's accession to NATO during an introductory meeting with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler at a NATO defense ministers' gathering in Brussels. Both Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2020. Finland became a NATO member in April 2021, but Ankara has yet to approve Sweden's accession, citing Stockholm's alleged support for Kurdish militants and anti-Turkey protests.
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- U.S. ambassador to Turkey pours cold water on Sweden joining NATO before summit Axios
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