A delay by Turkey in ratifying Nato membership bids from Finland and Sweden would harm security in the Baltic region at a time of heightened Russian aggression, the Finnish foreign minister has said.
The three countries struck a deal in June intended to seal Ankara’s backing but Turkey, along with Hungary, has still not ratified Finland and Sweden’s accession, while Nato’s 28 other members have done so.
Speaking during a visit to London, Pekka Haavisto warned Europe’s security was “fragile” as Russian president Vladimir Putin escalates his war in Ukraine. Haavisto also singled out the explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
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