Erdogan makes Sweden’s NATO bid conditional on Turkey’s EU bid | DW News

Lithuania’s capital is preparing to host a historic NATO summit. Ahead of the high-security gathering, Turkey put forth a new condition for approving Sweden’s NATO membership. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country could agree to Sweden joining the alliance if the European Union resumes its long-stalled membership talks with Ankara. Erdogan made the comments before departing for Vilnius, where he is set to meet with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson later today. The two-day summit comes as NATO is carrying out its biggest revamp of defense plans in decades Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: ►Twitch: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: #Turkey #Sweden #NATO