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Turkey lifts its objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, shakes hands with Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, second left, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, third right, and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, right, after signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) From left to right background: Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde pose for a picture after signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg before signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) First row, U.S President Joe Biden, left, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, second right, French President Emmanuel Macron, right, heads of State and Government and Heads of International Organizations, invited to the official NATO Summit, pose for a family picture before a dinner hosted by Spain's King Felipe VI, second left, and Spain's Queen Letizia, third left, at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (Bertrand Guay; Pool via AP) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) From left to right background: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde sign a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) U.S. President Joe Biden, center left, speaks with Spain's King Felipe, center, during a group photo alongside other heads of state and dignitaries before a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks down the steps of a plane on arrival at the Torreon air base in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (J.J.Guillen, Pool photo via AP) Spain's King Felipe VI listens as President Joe Biden speaks at the Royal Palace of Madrid in Madrid, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Spain's King Felipe VI listens as President Joe Biden speaks at the Royal Palace of Madrid in Madrid, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson steps out of a plane on arrival at the Torreon air base in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (J.J.Guillen/Pool photo via AP) The President of France Emmanuel Macron smiles on arrival at the Torreon air base in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday.(Sergio Perez/Pool photo via AP) President Joe Biden and Spain's King Felipe VI meet at the Royal Palace of Madrid in Madrid, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrive to speak at the Palace of Moncloa in Madrid, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Biden will also be attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Madrid. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) U.S. first lady Jill Biden, left and Spain's Queen Letizia visit a reception center for Ukrainian refugees in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (Oscar del Pozo/Pool Photo via AP) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visit the NATO summit venue in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez give a speech at the NATO summit venue in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the NATO summit venue in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) U.S. President Joe Biden walks on the tarmac prior to boarding Air Force One at Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Biden is departing Germany after having attended the Group of Seven summit and is on his way to Spain to attend a NATO summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)