Overview

• Turkey has ratified Sweden's NATO membership, paving the way for the US to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and F-35s to Greece.
• Sweden's NATO membership had been delayed by Turkey due to security concerns, but the approval came after Turkey's demands for new fighter jets were met.
• Hungary is the last remaining NATO ally yet to approve Sweden's membership, but is expected to act quickly.
• Sweden's National Security Adviser, Henrik Landerholm, warns that if Russia prevails in its war against Ukraine, it could pose greater security threats to a wider region.
• Sweden has strongly supported Ukraine, spending 3 billion euros over the past two years, mostly in military support.