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Turkey will back Sweden's NATO membership bid (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Erdogan has pledged to allow Sweden to join, according to Stoltenberg. This is big, it means that now Austria and Ireland are the only EU member states not part of NATO.

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[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

In addition, it means the entire Baltic Sea is now protected by NATO. This will be interesting, as it also makes it easier for Europe to fend against Russia.