Presidential spokesman says Sweden needs to fulfil requirements before May, when the polls in Turkey will take place. Turkish presidential spokesman says that Ankara is running out of time to ratify NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland before the general elections expected in May. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said on Saturday that Turkish ratification of the …
Turkey’s foreign minister described Swedish and Finnish support for Kurdish rebels as ‘unacceptable and outrageous’. Turkey’s foreign minister has described as “unacceptable and outrageous” the support that prospective new NATO members Sweden and Finland give to the PKK, a Kurdish rebel group designated a “terrorist” organisation by Ankara and its Western allies. “These are the issues that we need to …
Russia – Ukraine news from April 30: Commander says raids on Mariupol steelworks have resumed ahead of broader evacuation efforts on Monday. 1 May 2022 - 14:28 GMT German leader says pacifism is ‘outdated’ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to continue to support Ukraine with money, aid and also weapons, saying a pacifist approach to the war is “outdated.” …
