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Nato faces Turkey obstacle in voting Sweden, Finland into bloc

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Luxembourg's Foreign Minister has publicly accused Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of behaving like a hawker after he repeated his threats to veto Sweden and Finland's bid to join the Nato military alliance.
"We know how bazaars work in Turkey," Mr Jean Asselborn told German media. "And sometimes the mentality, especially Erdogan's, is shaped by this."
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