Daily Memo: NATO Enlargement, Independence Referendums

Washington also added five Chinese companies to a trade blacklist.

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NATO enlargement. Turkey lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, just ahead of the start of the alliance’s summit in Madrid. The two Nordic countries lifted their arms embargoes against Turkey, pledged not to support Kurdish militant groups and agreed to cooperate on counterterrorism. Sanctions. The U.S. Department of Commerce blacklisted […]

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