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Showing Original Post only (View all)Erdogan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO [View all]
Source: Reuters
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support plans by Sweden and Finland to join the pact, saying the Nordic countries were "home to many terrorist organisations".
Though Turkey has officially supported enlargement since it joined NATO 70 years ago, its opposition could pose a problem for Sweden and Finland given new members need unanimous agreement...
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/erdogan-says-turkey-not-positive-finland-sweden-joining-nato-2022-05-13/
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Disingenuous. One could make that claim for at least a dozen present NATO nations.
no_hypocrisy
May 2022
#1
He's scared of Russia / likes Putin's governing style -- his objections end there EOM
rlegro
May 2022
#2
I used to play Diplomacy and Risk. Funny how they sensitize you to the countries that have
Martin68
May 2022
#34
The true irony is there wax a lot of European pushback against Turkey's NATO membership because of
Martin68
May 2022
#35
We just came home from a trip to Turkey (Egypt and Greece too - it was wonderful)
leftieNanner
May 2022
#15