sweden, and in a very devout muslim country, which much of turkey is outside country, which much of turkey is outside the country, which much of turkey is outside the cities, that goes down extremely outside the cities, that goes down extremely badly. i think there was probably. extremely badly. i think there was probably, although no one will say publicly. probably, although no one will say publicly, amongst western nato leaders. publicly, amongst western nato leaders, there was probably a little bit of leaders, there was probably a little bit of hope that in the recent presidential elections that it wouldn t be president organ and president wouldn t be president organ and president erbakan would win. he has not been president erbakan would win. he has not been a president erbakan would win. he has not been a particularly nato ally, he is not been a particularly nato ally, he is really not 100% seen as being inside he is really not 100% seen as being inside
week. it has announced that the turkish president has plans to meet with the swedish prime minister as well on monday on the sidelines of the nato summits. it seems that there may be some diplomatic headway there may be some diplomatic headway there as part as sweden s membership of the alliance is concerned. thank you both. ukraine has welcomed home five army commanders captured by russia who were being held in turkey after a prisoner swap. the men had been detained for over a year, following the fierce and prolonged battle for control of the azovstal steel plant in mariupol. moscow has condemned their release, saying the move breaks the terms of the prisoner swap deal. gordon corera has more from kyiv. ukraine s president welcoming home five commanders at a ceremony in the city of lviv.
the state of play there? it is bogged down. the state of play there? it is bogged down, to the state of play there? it is bogged down, to be - the state of play there? it is bogged down, to be perfectly honest. jerky is bogged down, to be perfectly honest. jerky is not bogged down, to be perfectly honest. jerky is not keen on sweden at all. it jerky is not keen on sweden at all. it considers jerky is not keen on sweden at all. it considers that sweden is harbouring kurdish extremists who it considers harbouring kurdish extremists who it considers to be terrorists and at once considers to be terrorists and at once to considers to be terrorists and at once to hand them over. sweden says no, once to hand them over. sweden says no. we once to hand them over. sweden says no. we have once to hand them over. sweden says no, we have provided a shelter to these no, we have provided a shelter to these people and they haven t broken these people and they haven t broken the la
has an anti submarine capabilities. sweden has an enormous coastline. it will complete has an enormous coastline. it will complete the jigsaw in the baltic. that will complete the jigsaw in the baltic. that will not happen soon, certainly not in that will not happen soon, certainly not in time that will not happen soon, certainly not in time for this summit in vilnius not in time for this summit in vilnius in not in time for this summit in vilnius in the next couple of days. frank vilnius in the next couple of days. frank mentioned fenland. the president will visit fenland. how important is this trip for him in general and is signalling us support and commitment to the nato alliance? fenland. just one footnote to the remarks to frankjust made about sweden s potential membership, the white house said this morning that president biden had spoken by phone with president erbakan and the cheerleaders intend to meet on the sidelines of the nato subjects this
have to say that president biden has seen a little weakening in that resolve, as far as those same polls are concerned. he is coming to this nato summit in lithuania to once again try to garner support for the continuing efforts to supply ukraine with weapons, billions of dollars have been spent by the us on arming ukraine and the president continues to make clear that if he gets his way he intends to continue with that. of course they are bound to be discussing that, rishi sunak and president biden, when they meet at 10 downing street on monday morning. frank, away from ukraine, another issue likely to be high on the nato agenda is sweden, its application for nato membership and turkey vetoing that application. what is the state of play there? it is boned