BRUSSELS (AP) — The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals — and possible political trouble in Turkey.

The move further increases Russia’s strategic isolation in the wake of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February and military struggles there since.

“This is truly a historic moment for Finland, for Sweden and for NATO,” the head of the alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, said.

The 30 ambassadors and permanent representatives formally approved decisions made at a NATO summit in Madrid last week, when the leaders of member nations invited Russia’s neighbor Finland and Scandinavian partner Sweden to join the military club.


Securing parliamentary approval for the new members in Turkey, however, could still pose a problem even though Sweden, Finland and Turkey reached a memorandum of understanding at the Madrid summit.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Ankara could block the process if the two countries failed to grant Turkey’s demands for the extradition of people it views as terror suspects. The people wanted in Turkey have links to outlawed Kurdish groups or the network of an exiled cleric accused of a failed 2016 coup in Turkey.

He said Turkey’s Parliament could refuse to ratify the deal. It is a potent threat since NATO accession must be formally approved by all 30 member states, which gives each a blocking right.

Stoltenberg said he expected no change of heart. “There were security concerns that needed to be addressed. And we did what we always do at NATO. We found common ground,” he said.


The Russian invasion of Ukraine has given the process added urgency. It will ensconce the two nations in the Western military alliance and give NATO more clout, especially in the face of Moscow’s military threat.

“We will be even stronger and our people will be even safer as we face the biggest security crisis in decades,” Stoltenberg said.

At a news conference, the foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland were asked whether the memorandum specified people who would have to be extradited to Turkey. Both ministers said no such list was part of the agreement.

“We will honor the memorandum fully. There is, of course, no lists or anything like that in the memorandum, but what we will do is to have better cooperation when it comes to terrorists,” Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto was equally adamant.

“Everything that was agreed in Madrid is stated in the document. There are no hidden documents behind that or any agreements behind that,” Haavisto said.

Every alliance nation has different legislative challenges and procedures to deal with, and it could take several more months for the two Nordic nations to take their place as official NATO members.

Denmark and Canada were quickest out of the blocks. They handed over their ratification documents in Washington as the first NATO countries just hours after the accession protocols were signed in Brussels, Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod told The Associated Press by phone.

“It was a good signal not only to Sweden and Finland, but to other NATO countries that the speed of ratification is important,” he said. “We hope this inspires other countries to react fast.”

The documents need to be handed over in Washington because NATO’s founding treaty was signed there in 1949.

Germany’s parliament is set to ratify the membership bids Friday, according to the Free Democrats, a partner party in the country’s coalition government. Other parliaments might only get to the approval process after long summer breaks.

“I look forward to a swift ratification process,” Haavisto said.

In the meantime, the protocols approved Tuesday bring both nations deeper into NATO’s fold already. As close partners, they already attended some meetings that involved issues that immediately affected them. As official invitees, they can attend all meetings of the ambassadors even if they do not yet have any voting rights.


https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/07/05/nato-poised-sign-accession-protocols-sweden-finland/

FOR THEY SHALL COME AGAINST ME IN ONE WAY, BUT THEY SHALL FLEE IN SEVEN WAYS.

Sweden and Finland just made the list of "must nuke" first.

Congrats for standing for Judaic Globo Homo and having molten sand rain on you.

All na wash they can't do Jack. If you're big you're big and Russia is big

I just stopped where the writer, penned down more isolation of russia.

Take a look at what is happening in Europe now. Soon regime will be overthrown. And sanity will come back to Europe.

Immediately I read the isolation of Russia I just stopped!! A country that all fo Europe mostly depends on for grains, wheat and oil and gas supplies but does not depend on them for any is what you are trying to isolate?? Is it the pipe these men draw from or the content they are drawing?? Na wa

VERY GOOD. KEEP IT UP. RUSSIA IS GREEDY. PUTIN IS MAD. WESTERN CIVILIZATION IS DIFFERENT FROM THE EAST .

32 against 1
And una say Russia no be their papa

Actually Russia can't be isolated

The

English
French
Germans..

All tried taking Russia in the past but all failef

Adjovi:
All na wash they can't do Jack. If you're big you're big and Russia is big

Go play with toys pls.

ken6488:
Actually Russia can't be isolated

The

English
French
Germans..

All tried taking Russia in the past but all failef

When was that?

hayzed19:
32 against 1
And una say Russia no be their papa

How?
In eastern Europe Russia cannot flyover any NATO member airspace.

Cannot even do business with them.



Russia is isolated.


In the event of war NATO will just roll in from Sweden, Finland, Poland etc.


Russia is now faced with what she fear must.

Toktee:

How?
In eastern Europe Russia cannot flyover any NATO member airspace.

Cannot even do business with them.



Russia is isolated.



In the event of war NATO will just roll in from Sweden, Finland, Poland etc.


Russia is now faced with what she fear must.

Let them roll in first make we see something

Toktee:
When was that?

Most recent is 1940

And they will always fail

We are still saying the same things.
32 countries vs 1 country

Toktee:

How?
In eastern Europe Russia cannot flyover any NATO member airspace.

Cannot even do business with them.



Russia is isolated.


In the event of war NATO will just roll in from Sweden, Finland, Poland etc.


Russia is now faced with what she fear must.

Toktee:

How?
In eastern Europe Russia cannot flyover any NATO member airspace.

Cannot even do business with them.



Russia is isolated.


In the event of war NATO will just roll in from Sweden, Finland, Poland etc.


Russia is now faced with what she fear must.

All these na grammar, make dem roll in, I want to check something. It's not by quantity, it's quality!!.. Without USA, Nato na scam

babyfaceafrica:


All these na grammar, make dem roll in, I want to check something. It's not by quantity, it's quality!!.. Without USA, Nato na scam

if Russia cannot defeat unarmed Ukraine for 90 days I wonder what the armed Poland can so to her.


Quality... What quality?

The tanks the ended up in junk yards all over Ukraine or the airplanes that cannot fly without western made parts and chips?
Or the crying baby conscripts?


Pls explain more on the quality.

Toktee:

How?
In eastern Europe Russia cannot flyover any NATO member airspace.

Cannot even do business with them.



Russia is isolated.


In the event of war NATO will just roll in from Sweden, Finland, Poland etc.


Russia is now faced with what she fear must.

How is Russia isolated... These countries rely more on Russia... If Russia wants to trade, they can trade with China, india plus a host of other countries.... Russia is not in any way isolated....

Toktee:
if Russia cannot defeat unarmed Ukraine for 90 days I wonder what the armed Poland can so to her.


Quality... What quality?

The tanks the ended up in junk yards all over Ukraine or the airplanes that cannot fly without western made parts and chips?
Or the crying baby conscripts?


Pls explain more on the quality.

The bolded shows you are on Mkpuru Miri
Unarmed Ukraine? Ukraine is heavily armed by NATO and Russia is whipping NATO's arse in Ukraine. Please drop that Mkpulu Mili.

Hanibbal:


The bolded shows you are on Mkpuru Miri
Unarmed Ukraine? Ukraine is heavily armed by NATO and Russia is whipping NATO's arse in Ukraine. Please drop that Mkpulu Mili.

Armed, when?

josh123:
How is Russia isolated... These countries rely more on Russia... If Russia wants to trade, they can trade with China, india plus a host of other countries.... Russia is not in any way isolated....

I want to know the "host of other countries" Pls.
You mean third world countries?

Toktee:
Armed, when?

Are you asking when Ukraine was armed or by who?

Like Ukraine is fighting with bare hands?

Drop whatever you are smoking, it's bad for you!