Turkey holds Finland and Sweden hostage over Nato bids

Swedish PM refuses to meet concessions around deporting alleged terrorists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President Erdoğan had accused the Nordic countries of harbouring terrorists
(Image credit: Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)

Sweden has set itself on a collision course with Turkey after the new centre-right government refused to meet the conditions required for approval of its application to join Nato.

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