• Turkey has lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, paving the door for the Nordic countries to join the alliance.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan will tout this as a political victory at home ahead of elections that must be held by June of next year.
• Turkey accuses the Gülen organization of planning a violent coup attempt in 2016.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Turkey has lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, paving the door for the Nordic countries to join the alliance.

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After hours of talks mediated by NATO on Tuesday, the three countries signed an unified memorandum, eliminating Ankara’s six-week veto due to terrorist worries.

The deal on the eve of Nato’s annual summit in Madrid ended a dispute that threatened to overshadow an event meant to demonstrate solidarity against Russia, support for Ukraine, and the alliance’s new 10-year “strategic concept” that will revamp its approach to safeguarding eastern European countries.

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“Our foreign ministers signed a trilateral memorandum confirming that Turkey will support the offer of Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the Madrid Summit this week,” Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö stated. The concrete measures of our membership to NATO will be agreed upon by NATO allies over the next two days, but a final decision is forthcoming.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan will tout this as a political victory at home ahead of elections that must be held by June of next year.