Daily Memo: Sweden Clears Hurdles to Join NATO

The Kremlin downplayed the move while reiterating its opposition to Ukrainian membership.

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Sweden’s NATO bid. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to lift his government’s veto on Sweden’s admission to NATO. In an apparent quid pro quo, the White House said it would work with Congress to “move forward” with the transfer of F-16s to Turkey. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov downplayed Turkey’s decision while reiterating Russia’s strong […]

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