The EU still can agree upon new sanctions against Moscow, including the oil embargo, before the bloc's summit on May 30-31, European Council head Charles Michel said on Wednesday

Sweden and Finland will continue negotiations with Turkey on their bids to join NATO in the near future, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, adding that the talks will take some time

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during phone conversation with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, said that it is necessary to stop supporting terrorist organizations and lift restrictions imposed by Stockholm on Ankara in the defense industry, presidential office said on Saturday

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that he hopes the chamber can swiftly pass a resolution moving forward the admission of Finland and Sweden into NATO

Finland takes Turkey's concerns about its accession to NATO seriously and will continue discussions with Ankara in the coming days, President Sauli Niinisto said on Thursday

The White House will send to Congress reports on the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in order to make the Senate's approval process more efficient, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday

Countries joining NATO pose no threat to any other nation, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday in a speech alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson

The United States has leverage over Turkey on the issue of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, with today's visit of the two countries' leaders to Washington providing US President Joe Biden with an opportunity to voice US support for NATO northward expansion, international relations expert from the Institute for the US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Batyuk told Sputnik on Thursday