The United States, on Tuesday regarding the candidacies of Sweden and Finland for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) said that according to Washington, the two Nordic countries are ready and should be added to the world's strongest defense alliance at the earliest possible opportu
Notably, a protest in Stockholm erupted on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Quran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic country needs Ankara's backing to gain entry to the military alliance.