Because Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to say no to Sweden and Finland joining NATO: The security guarantees include an end to the arms embargo and support for the PKK Kurds on their territory.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Gettyimages).
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The Turkish President Reception Tayyip Erdogan He said Ankara would “not say yes” to joining Sweden and Finland to NATO. Local media reported today that the Turkish leader stressed that “our only expectation from NATO allies is first of all to understand, respect and finally support our sensitivity” and demanded that the two countries not support it terrorist groups that pose a “direct threat” to the country’s national security. But what are the real reasons why Erdogan spoke out so clearly against the demands of the two northern European states?
“Turkey will not give up, no, they are a hotbed of terrorist organizations,” Erdogan said, explaining his opposition to Sweden’s and Finland’s bid for Atlantic Alliance membership. But Turkey is a very important member for NATO: Ankara remains fundamental to the alliance, boasting the second army after the US and playing the role of shield on the eastern flank in the defense system. In addition, it is the only country that maintains a dialogue with both To fly with either Kyiv at the moment, and indeed Erdogan himself has come forward several times to host a meeting between them Putin and Zelensky. To do this, we could take the negotiation route.
The leader of Ankara from the two Scandinavian countries wants “security guarantees“, This is stop the embargo to exports of weapons and the stop to support the Kurds on their territory packthe organization against which Turkey has been at war since 1984. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusogluwho said at the Berlin summit: “We are talking about two countries that openly support the PKK and YPG (Syrian Kurds who control Rojava in northern Syria). We will discuss it with NATO allies and with the two countries concerned.”