NATO on Wednesday formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the US-led military alliance, in a historic expansion of the 30-member bloc, triggering strong reaction from Russia that called it “a purely destabilizing factor.”

Turkey has lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join NATO.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to see action from Finland and Sweden instead of "empty words" in order to agree to their accession to NATO.

An overwhelming majority of Danes have voted in favor of joining the EU’s common defense policy, as Russia’s offensive against Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape.

The Turkish foreign minister says Finland and Sweden must amend their laws if needed to meet Turkey's demands and win Ankara's backing for their NATO membership bid, doubling down on a threat to veto the expansion of the US-led military alliance so long as the two Nordic states failed to stop supporting terrorist groups.

The Turkish president says he will not let ‘terrorism-supporting’ countries enter NATO.

Turkey has called on Sweden and Finland to take concrete actions and stop supporting terrorist groups in order for Ankara to agree to their NATO membership bid.

Turkey threatens to obstruct the process of Sweden and Finland joining the NATO military alliance if the two Nordic states fail to address Ankara’s “security concerns” related to the pair’s support for Kurdish militants outlawed in Turkey.

Russia's Gazprom has halted gas exports to neighboring Finland in what marks the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations.

Russia is set to take “adequate countermeasures” to oppose military threats near its western borders posed by Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership.