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US sees Turkey agreeing to Sweden NATO accession shortly: Blinken

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved the bid last week in a key step towards enlarging the Western bloc

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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Biden, Turkey's Erdogan discuss Sweden's NATO bid

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopening of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS
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Turkey's Erdogan tells Biden US has responsibility to secure Gaza ceasefire

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto prepare to sign a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
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Turkey tells NATO that Sweden won't join by next week's meeting

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, southern Israel, on 11 May. Reuters
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Israel announces sale of air defence system to new NATO member Finland

FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with the commanders of troops fighting in Ukraine, at an unknown location, in this still image from video released October 5, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Russia's Defence Minister accuses West of seeking to expand Ukraine war to Asia-Pacific

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Turkey's Erdogan submits Sweden's NATO bid to parliament for ratification

Navy ships sail during the Northern Coasts 2023 exercise in the Baltic Sea, September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/File Photo
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NATO boosts Baltic patrols after undersea infrastructure damage

Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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NATO urges Israel to respond with 'proportionality' in Gaza

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Balticconector pipeline as it is pulled into the sea in Paldiski, Estonia in an undated handout photo taken in 2019. ELERING/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate -alliance chief

Kosovo police officers search restaurant and building in northern Serb-dominated part of ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. In one of the worst confrontations since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, about 30 masked men opened fire on a police patrol near the village of Banjska early Sunday. One Kosovo police officer and three gunmen were killed in Sunday's shootout between Serb insurgents and Kosovo police. (AP Photo/Radul Radovanovic)
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NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
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Ukrainian forces are 'gradually gaining ground', NATO chief says

FILE PHOTO: Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Hungary politician flags possible delay for Sweden's NATO bid