Ukraine War: Turkey drops Its Veto on Sweden and Finland’s Bid to Join NATO

Turkey has given the green light to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, said Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the military alliance. Speaking after the agreement was signed ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, Stoltenberg said the three countries signed a memorandum that “addresses Turkey’s concerns, including around arms exports and the fight against terrorism,” Reuters and other international news wires reported. “I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO,” he told reporters in the Spanish capital. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said the breakthrough came…