Sweden's NATO Accession Delayed by Turkey and Hungary

Despite ongoing delays, Swedish Foreign Minister expects Turkey to approve Sweden’s NATO membership within weeks.

Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet formally approved Sweden’s accession bid.
Turkey has delayed ratification for more than a year, accusing Sweden of not taking Turkey’s security concerns seriously enough, including its fight against Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers to be security threats.
An apparent breakthrough happened at a NATO summit in July when Erdogan said he would submit accession documents to Parliament, but a debate on the matter in the foreign affairs committee was adjourned last month without a decision.
Sweden and neighboring Finland decided to drop their long-standing policy of nonalignment and apply for NATO membership following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. Finland joined NATO in April.
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom says that Turkey could approve Sweden’s NATO membership “within weeks,” and he expects Budapest to follow Ankara’s lead.