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Related: About this forumErdogan threatens to freeze Finland, Sweden NATO bids before meeting with Russia and Iran - DW News
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is visiting Iran on a rare trip outside Russia since the war in Ukraine. He will hold talks with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Syria is on the official agenda - but Putin and Erdogan are also expected to discuss a UN-backed proposal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain. Millions of tons of grain are stuck in Ukrainian ports - threatening a global food crisis.
At the same time, President Erdogan has again threatened to block Sweden and Finland's bids to join NATO. He wants to make sure they stick to the assurances they gave last month that they'd clamp down on Kurdish groups Turkey views as terrorists. For some Kurds living in Sweden, the future now seems uncertain. NATO hopes Swedish membership gets quick approval from allies parliaments. But analyst Aras Lindh says he suspects Erdogan may well drag this dispute out, as he runs for re-election next June.
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Erdogan threatens to freeze Finland, Sweden NATO bids before meeting with Russia and Iran - DW News (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jul 2022
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Lovie777
(12,329 posts)1. Erdogan will approve them . .....
but I guess he needs to posture a great deal to assure his buddy Putin won't lose to much face.
I thought Putin was a ally to Israel, but Putin can't be trusted and I hope they know that.
keithbvadu2
(36,914 posts)2. What does Turkish citizen Oz have to say about this?
What does Turkish citizen Oz have to say about this?
A potential legislator must have some thoughts on issues that affect America.
TexasTowelie
(112,434 posts)3. Ya mean Dr. Ounce?
Or should we call him Dr. 28 Grams instead if we want to go metric?