Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, is meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on November 8 in an effort to clinch Turkish approval for his country's bid to join NATO. Sweden and Finland abandoned their long-standing policies of military nonalignment and applied for membership in the military alliance after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February, fearing that Russian President Vladimir Putin might target them next. But Turkey has been holding off on endorsing their bids, accusing Sweden -- and to a lesser degree Finland -- of ignoring Ankara's security concerns. To read the original AP story, click here.
Swedish PM Seeks To Win Turkish Support For NATO Membership
New Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson introduces the new government's ministers at a news conference in Stockholm on October 18.