Turkey’s leader opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

[Peter1469]

Turkey doesn't say they will exercise their veto but they might. One nation can veto new membership.

Turkey’s leader opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member of the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries.
“We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland, but we are not of a favorable opinion,” Erdogan told reporters.


The Turkish leader explained his opposition by citing Sweden and other Scandinavian countries’ alleged support for Kurdish militants and others whom Turkey considers to be terrorists.


He said he also did not want to repeat Turkey’s past “mistake” from when it agreed to readmit Greece into NATO’s military wing in 1980. He claimed the action had allowed Greece “to take an attitude against Turkey by taking NATO behind it.”

[Tahuyaman]

Turkey and NATO have a fairly troubled relationship. This has been a building issue in NATO for many years.

[Peter1469]

Turkey and NATO have a fairly troubled relationship. This has been a building issue in NATO for many years.

Yes they do. The only thing they bring to the game is location and cannon fodder.

[Tahuyaman]

Yes they do. The only thing they bring to the game is location and cannon fodder.

They are located in a very significant area in a strategic sense. That’s really their only value to NATO.

[RMNIXON]

What is the threat if the Russian Army can't even take Ukraine?

We have enough Nukes to counter Soviet Nukes...............

[Peter1469]

What is the threat if the Russian Army can't even take Ukraine?

We have enough Nukes to counter Soviet Nukes...............

I agree about Russia's conventional threat.

Can you expand on the second part?

[FindersKeepers]

What is the threat if the Russian Army can't even take Ukraine?

We have enough Nukes to counter Soviet Nukes...............

But, if it comes to that--the entire world will have lost.

We must do everything possible to avoid that. Including stopping the money-to-Ukraine war-escalation machine.

[FindersKeepers]

Turkey doesn't say they will exercise their veto but they might. One nation can veto new membership.

Turkey’s leader opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

Erdogan might have some value after all.

[Peter1469]

Erdogan might have some value after all.

Now he hasn't said he would veto, just that Turkey is concerned. So to me I read that as "let's make a deal(s)"

[DGUtley]

But, if it comes to that--the entire world will have lost. We must do everything possible to avoid that. Including stopping the money-to-Ukraine war-escalation machine.

Everything possible? We know that you would sacrifice the Ukraine. Would you also sacrifice Poland? France? England? Not picking on you, just wondering where "everything possible" ends.