Finland and Sweden must fulfill Ankara’s conditions before becoming members, President Erdogan warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden and Finland on Monday that Ankara may still “freeze” their membership in NATO if Helsinki and Stockholm fall short of last month’s agreement. The two Scandinavian countries had promised they would take specific steps in…

Beijing vows to defend ‘territorial integrity’ after Washington approved major arms deal with Taiwan The foreign and defense ministries in Beijing issued harsh statements on Monday condemning the Biden administration’s approval of a new US arms sale to Taiwan. The deal is worth an estimated $108 million and includes armored vehicle parts and technical assistance.

Ukraine’s prosecutor general and the head of national security agency have been suspended, but not fired. Contrary to reports on Sunday night, Ukraine’s prosecutor general and Security Service (SBU) chief have been suspended, but no decision has been made on whether to fire them, the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky clarified on Monday.