Swedish PM hopes for rapid ratification of NATO accession after Turkish election

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that he is hoping for the rapid ratification of his country's accession to NATO after elections take place in Turkey.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking alongside Kristersson at a press conference in Berlin, said the accession of Sweden and Finland to the military alliance was critical "for our security". (Reporting Friederike Heine, Editing by Rachel More)