Turkey's parliament is widely expected to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance.
The U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets, and the ease of Canada's arms embargo would help Turkey move toward ratifying Sweden's NATO membership bid, President Tayyip Erdogan says.
The latest move by Turkey's President Erdogan, conditioning Sweden's NATO membership on simultaneous US approval of Turkey's F-16 jet acquisition, highlights the complex interplay of geopolitical negotiations within NATO and the broader international security landscape.
Canada and the United States were insisting that Ankara ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid before Canada resumes the export of drone cameras, Turkey's president says.
Europe News: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed confidence in progress being made on Sweden's Nato membership bid after talks with his Turkish counterp