NATO Urges Turkey to Approve Sweden's Membership Amid Summit Preparations.

NATO is pressuring Turkey to approve Sweden's membership before the upcoming summit in July, while also looking to boost Ukraine's non-member status and prepare a security plan for the country. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will become a NATO member one day, but in the meantime, the alliance should provide it with security commitments and substantial new funding. Turkey accuses Sweden of being too lenient on terrorist organizations and security threats, while Hungary has also delayed its approval. Sweden and Finland abandoned their traditional positions of military nonalignment to seek protection under NATO’s security umbrella.