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"After decades of neutrality, the two Nordic states that have to date remained
out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have reacted to Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine by declaring an intention to join the American-led alliance. But
there is a major obstacle in their way: Turkey.
The increasingly autocratic and anti-democratic president of Turkey, Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, has said he will not agree to the entry of these two countries.
And as a member of NATO, Turkey’s approval is needed for Finland and Sweden to
join.
Erdogan is alone among NATO leaders in publicly stating that he is against the
two countries’ joining the alliance."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
