Turkey agreed to stop blocking Sweden’s NATO bid and will work to ensure the Nordic country’s accession in the near future, bolstering the defense alliance’s effort to put forth a united front in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkey will ask its parliament to advance Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “as soon as possible,” alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told reporters Monday following months of arduous negotiations over its demands. Bloomberg News reported the change in position earlier Monday. The about-face comes at a crucial moment for NATO, which will hold a two-day summit ... (full story)