KTOS - NATO set to expand as Turkey backs membership for Sweden Finland

Finland and Sweden have taken a major step towards NATO membership after Turkey flipped its position to support the countries joining the world's most powerful military alliance. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had previously voiced concerns over the nations' alleged support of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which Ankara considers terrorists. However, both Finland and Sweden committed in writing not to provide support to the group, and would work together on extraditions, terrorist financing and related issues. Quote: "For the Nordic Region, for the Baltic region, this is of particular importance, but this is important for the whole Alliance," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared. "It also sends a very clear message to President Putin, that NATO's door is open." Public opinion in Finland and Sweden was strongly against joining NATO until the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, when support for membership flipped almost overnight. The military buildup

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NATO set to expand as Turkey backs membership for Sweden, Finland