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Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Saturday that Turkey would not ratify the NATO membership bids of Sweden and Finland President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Saturday that Turkey would not ratify the NATO membership bids of Sweden and Finland until the two Nordic countries "fulfill" the promises they had made to Ankara. "Until the promises made to our country are kept, we will maintain our principled position," Erdogan said in a speech to parliament in Ankara. "We are closely following whether the promises made by Sweden and Finland are kept or not, and of course, the final decision will be up to our great parliament," he added. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February saw the two Nordic countries abandon decades of military non-alignment, and in May they applied to join NATO. Although the Nordic countries hoped for a speedy entry, Turkey delayed the process by objecting to their membership. Erdogan has accused both countries of being havens for K...

Turkey: Greece Relations Tense Over Cyprus, Aegean Islands Tensions between Greece and Turkey over the divided island of Cyprus appear to be escalating. Turkey says it's increasing its military presence on the island in response to Washington's lifting of an arms embargo against the Greek Cypriot administration. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu criticized the United States Friday for its stance toward Greece, saying it has become a toy of Athens in the Cyprus dispute. He said the ones standing with the Greeks just for the sake of pleasing the Greeks should not expect friendship from Turkey. Earlier this week, Cavusoglu announced that Turkey will increase its military presence on Cyprus after Washington lifted its military arms embargo on the Greek Cypriot administration. https://www.voanews.com/a/6770231.html