Turkey to Ratify Finland's NATO Membership Despite Previous Opposition

Turkey's President Erdogan has announced that his country will begin the ratification process for Finland's membership to NATO, after delaying a decision on the matter for nearly 10 months. Finland and Sweden announced plans to join the alliance in May 2022, but Erdogan has vowed not to sign off on Sweden's bid unless it returns more than 120 members of Kurdish militant groups. Finland, which shares a border with Russia, has remained neutral for years, but support for NATO membership has risen dramatically since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.