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NATO makes Ukraine wait while Turkey clears way for Sweden to join

Ukraine failed to win a definitive timeline for joining the military alliance while Sweden's path to entry accelerated with plans to deepen counterterrorism cooperation with Turkey.

U.S. and Swedish naval exercises in the Baltic Sea.
U.S. and Swedish naval exercises in the Baltic Sea. (AN//Aaron Lau)

NATO concluded a major summit that left Ukraine dissatisifed and Sweden poised to join the military alliance.

During the two-day summit, NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg chaired an inaugural meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Wednesday joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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