NATO deputy chief ‘confident’ of finding consensus on Finland, Sweden membership

By Sabine Siebold and John Irish BERLIN (Reuters) -NATO is confident that it can overcome objections by Turkey and quickly admit Finland and Sweden, its deputy chief said on Sunday, as the alliance prepares for a historic enlargement in the Nordic region prompted by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Foreign ministers from NATO’s 30 member states are holding two days of talks this weekend in Berlin that are focused on the two Nordic countries’ membership bids. Their formal application to join NATO is expected within days. However on Saturday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu unexpectedly raise…

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