Hungary and Turkey are the only two remaining NATO members that have yet to ratify the applications. “All eyes are now on Hungary and Turkey. We are waiting for those countries to ratify our applications. I think it would be important that this happens preferably sooner rather than later,” Marin told a joint news conference with other Scandinavian leaders. . Finland and Sweden reiterated last week that they will join NATO at the same time, presenting a united front to Turkey. The Nordic neighbors asked to join the NATO alliance in May in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but faced objections from Turkey, which has accused the two of harboring groups it considers terrorists. Report by Essi Lehto and Anna Ringstrom, edited by Terje Solsvik Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
