Sweden is inside NATOs borders thanks to the war on Ukraine and Finland joining, it is in no real rush to join, but will eventually, until then they are a close ally, coordinate with us and might as well be members of NATO. They cannot be attacked by Russia without going through or flying over a NATO country and the Baltic is a NATO lake with Sweden as a NATO ally.
[/QUOTE Turkey,Erdogan in particular gets off on being difficult (see Erdogan's purchase of S-400 Russian AA system as a NATO member spit in the face of NATO),if Turket didn't enjoy such a important and crucial geo-political position they wouldn't be worth the bother of NATO membership,but location,location ,location forces Nato countries to put up w/the BS.Turkey also has traditionally tough well trained soldiers who stand up.