Turkey backs Sweden’s NATO bid 

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s application to join NATO after months of resistance, accusing Stockholm of hosting Kurdish militants 

Europe's NATO members 

1949: Founders (includes U.S., Canada, Iceland)
1950-2000
2000-present
Imminent

SWEDEN
NORWAY
North Sea
DENMARK
IRELAND
NED
UK
ATLANTIC OCEAN
GERMANY
LUX.
BELGIUM
PORTUGAL
FRANCE
SUI
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
ITALY
MONTENEGRO
Mediterranean Sea
FINLAND
RUSSIA
Baltic Sea
ESTONIA
LATVIA 
LITHUANIA
POLAND
CZECH REP.
BELARUS
UKRAINE
SLOVAKIA
ROMANIA
AUT
HUNGARY
CROATIA
BULGARIA
TURKEY
ALBANIA
NORTH MACEDONIA
GREECE


May 18, 2022: Sweden and Finland apply to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine 

Apr 4, 2023: Finland joins NATO. Sweden's membership blocked by Turkey and Hungary

Jul 10: Turkey reverses veto. Hungary expected to drop apposition to Sweden's membership 


Sources: Arms Control Association, Bloomberg, NATO, Reuters
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