Swedish, Finnish NATO bids face test as officials meet Turkey’s representatives 

Lack of movement on extradition of “terrorist” suspects still poses threat to Nordic states joining alliance.
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin.
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin gives a press conference following talks with Sweden and Finland over their bids to join NATO at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on May 25, 2022. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Andrew Wilks
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ISTANBUL — Officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland meet on Aug. 26 to review the June deal on the Nordic countries’ NATO membership bids amid Turkish doubts they are living up to their promises. 

Stockholm and Helsinki dropped their long-standing policies of military non-alignment in the wake of Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, announcing their intent to join the Atlantic defense pact. 

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