12 Jul 2023 9:58 am
A diplomatic win for Stink Finger? Not likely.Bruce » 11 Jul 2023, 8:33 pm » wrote: ↑ VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden's membership in NATO, calling on European countries to "open the way" for Turkey to join the European Union.
The surprise announcement by Erdogan before departing to a NATO summit in Lithuania's capital added new uncertainty to Sweden's bid to become the alliance's 32nd member, which Turkey initially blocked saying Sweden was too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers security threats.
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The back story is Joe agreed to let Turkey have F-16s although Dems worried Turkey is using our weapons to slaughter Kurds, are not amused.
And this is a dual loss for Putin.
First, Turkey was warming towards Russia. If Turkey is made part of the EU that’s over.
And the second reason is the Baltic Ocean just became a NATO lake, due to Sweden’s submarine fleet.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/artic ... r%20built.
The real loser is the Kurds.
Look for Fox News to support the Kurds, in between reports of Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Erdogan was in a re-election battle and needed to play politics at home. He has won, now he needs to play politics on the international stage. Like all politicians, his primary concern is himself.