Ashkar Thasleem
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led Finland and Sweden to apply for NATO membership, abandoning their longtime military neutrality. They see NATO as a protector from potential Russian threats in the future.
All member countries have ratified Finland’s accession, a condition NATO made a must to obtain new membership in the transatlantic military alliance, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to ratify Sweden’s accession.
Turkey asserts that Sweden must take the necessary actions to prevent PKK terrorists from operating in Sweden, a demand Sweden agreed upon but has not acted upon, Turkey believes.
