Diplomatic Breakthrough at NATO, Heat Waves: Weekend Reads
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Lithuania on Monday.
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After months of diplomatic wrangling, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join NATO in a major breakthrough for the military alliance’s drive to strengthen its defenses in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden said decisions made by the US and its allies in the coming years will determine the fate of democracy, as he championed the success at this week’s NATO summit and sought to implicitly bolster his prospects for reelection next year.