[newguy]

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Could be horse trading from Erdogan, who has played footsie with Putin before, though did close the straits to Russian warships and is selling Ukraine Bayraktars, even after start of hostilities. 

More here from Bloomberg-

Erdogan cited concerns over the presence of “terrorists” in both countries. Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to take a clear stance against supporters of separatist Kurdish militants fighting for autonomy in Turkey’s southeast, a senior Turkish official said. Ankara will hold negotiations over their membership in the alliance, he added.

Any enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization requires unanimous approval of the alliance’s members. Turkey’s been a NATO member since 1952.

Could be messy. If Turkey gets their pound of flesh, I imagine Orban will be wanting something as well.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...dogan-says

i heard about this as well.
i would be truly unhappy if Erdogan vetoes Finnish and Swedish entry into NATO.
but he probably won't.

[newguy]

[Tweet]https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1525086292106690560?s=20&t=oHmiSfFSPl0atLP10WR9SQ[/tweet]

Could be horse trading from Erdogan, who has played footsie with Putin before, though did close the straits to Russian warships and is selling Ukraine Bayraktars, even after start of hostilities. 

More here from Bloomberg-

Erdogan cited concerns over the presence of “terrorists” in both countries. Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to take a clear stance against supporters of separatist Kurdish militants fighting for autonomy in Turkey’s southeast, a senior Turkish official said. Ankara will hold negotiations over their membership in the alliance, he added.

Any enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization requires unanimous approval of the alliance’s members. Turkey’s been a NATO member since 1952.

Could be messy. If Turkey gets their pound of flesh, I imagine Orban will be wanting something as well.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...dogan-says

i heard about this as well.
i would be truly unhappy if Erdogan vetoes Finnish and Swedish entry into NATO.
but he probably won't.