There’s a strongman holding Finland & Sweden's bid to join NATO hostage. And it’s not Putin

[onthedarkside]

 

MADRID — Vladimir Putin will dominate this week’s NATO summit from afar, as the alliance aims to rally together — and take steps to admit new members — in response to the Russian president’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.

 

But another leader, one who will be in attendance in Madrid, will also demand outsized attention as the largest remaining roadblock to a historic NATO expansion that would nearly double the Western alliance’s border with Russia.

 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has steadfastly balked at a NATO plan to fast-track the admission of Finland and Sweden. The two strategically important northern European nations have pushed for admittance into the alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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But in recent days, there have been growing signs that Turkey may be willing to deal in order to sign off on the nations’ accession, which requires the approval of all 30 NATO members.

 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/there-s-a-strongman-holding-nato-hostage-and-it-s-not-putin/ar-AAYXjhW

 

 

[Berkshire]

Madrid (CNN) Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said on Tuesday that Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids, removing a major hurdle to the two countries joining the alliance.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/joe-biden-g7-nato/index.html

[Rimmer]

AS he as now agreed to let them joine I guess we could close this topic

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1264386-turkey-supports-finland-and-sweden-nato-bid/

 

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