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Sec-Gen Presser w/Swedish PM Starts Soon

NATO

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is set to hold a press conference with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson shortly.

  • Livestream here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_67375.htm
  • The process of getting Sweden and Finland into NATO in quick time appears to have stalled, with Turkey continuing to offer objections to Sweden's application in particular due to Stockholm's relationship with Kurdish groups and the presence of perceived Kurdish terrorists in Sweden.
  • Speaking to the FT, Stoltenberg stated that he believed there was still time to deal with Ankara's 'legitimate' concerns ahead of the NATO leaders' summit in Madrid at the end of the month.

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