NATO Expansion Edges Closer With Erdogan’s Nod

A“family” photo at the NATO summit in Madrid in July 2022.

Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg

Turkey is set to approve Finland’s NATO entry bid today, a step toward transforming Europe’s security landscape further as Moscow’s war in Ukraine rages to the east.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto in Ankara to green-light the Nordic country’s application to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.