Erdogan to veto Nato accession of Sweden and Finland:
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Key FactsErdogan will use his veto power to prevent Sweden and Finland from joining NATO.
Apr 29, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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- The countries had not taken the anticipated steps in the fight against terrorism.
- Currently, Turkey is the only Nato member publicly opposing the start of the two northern countries' admission to the Verteidigungsbündnis.
- Ankara also demands the extradition of suspected terrorists from both countries.
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Discussion with Finns and Swedes: Erdogan will not back down from veto on NATO expansion
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- After visiting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated another meeting would be conducted later this month. Kristersson was trying to persuade Turkey to remove its objections to Sweden joining NATO.
- "We understand their security concerns, and we want Sweden to respond to ours," Erdogan added, accusing the Scandinavian country and its neighbor Finland of hosting outlawed Kurdish militants.
- Kristersson stated that "the watchword in Sweden is to fight terrorism" and he regarded his discussion with Erdogan in Ankara as "very productive."
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- A glance at the current state of NATO suffices to demonstrate that the hour of the egoist always comes, even in times of war and crisis.
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- According to a senior European diplomat, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prevented a procedural vote on NATO moving forward rapidly with Sweden and Finland's membership bids, which were handed in with much fanfare Wednesday morning.
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