๐น๐ท๐ธ๐ช๐ค Erdogan Say Yeah, but Hold Up, to Swedenโs NATO Try Try
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President Erdogan from Turkey, he say yeah, Sweden can join NATO, but then he go put brakes. He tell Sweden they gotta make more steps if they like get the aloha from his country’s lawmaking folks. He say they not going talk story about this until October, even though they in session until July 27. ๐๏ธ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Erdogan’s talk, like he not so sure about Sweden getting in, might disappoint plenty of his NATO ohana, who was hoping that Erdogan was pau using this issue for getting something for Turkey. He also say Sweden gotta keep working to make Turkey feel more safe. Look like he not ready for give up his power just yet. ๐ช๐
“Da lawmakers no more meeting for two months,” Erdogan tell reporters in Vilnius, Lithuania, right at the end of the big NATO meeting. “But our goal is for make this thing pono as fast as can.” ๐ฑ๐น๐ฃ๏ธ
Sweden and Finland, they both went ask for join NATO after Russia wen invade Ukraine last year. At first, Turkey said no way, they like accuse these two countries for giving aloha to folks they think are bad guys. ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ๐ก
But then, Erdogan went change his mind about Finland, and they got to join the group in April. But Turkey had more beef with Sweden. The guys from Turkey said Sweden went let the supporters of one Kurdish terrorist group and some religious folks who they think tried for overthrow Erdogan in 2016 do whatever they like. ๐ซ๐ฎ๐
For make Turkey feel better, Sweden went change their constitution, made their anti-terrorist laws more strong, stopped one embargo on weapons for Turkey, and agreed for send back some folks Turkey asked for. ๐ผโ๏ธ
But the courts in Sweden went block some other send-backs, and the big guys in Sweden said they cannot just ignore their freedom of speech laws for stop public protests where they went burn the Quran. All this stuff made Turkey really mad. ๐ซ๐๐ฅ
Then, on Monday, NATO announced that Turkey was okay with Sweden joining the group as part of one new agreement. The idea was for make the leaders of the group look more together against President Putin from Russia. ๐ท๐บ๐ฅ๐ค
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๐น๐ท๐ธ๐ช๐ค Erdogan Gives Green Light, But Calls for More Patience, on Swedenโs NATO Quest
President Erdogan of Turkey gave an affirmative nod towards Sweden’s NATO ambitions, only to hit the brakes shortly after. He suggested that Sweden needs to make further efforts to secure the favor of his country’s parliament, stating that the matter won’t be addressed until October, despite the parliament being in session until July 27. ๐๏ธ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Erdogan’s hints that Sweden’s admission to NATO isn’t set in stone could prove disappointing to his NATO allies. They were hopeful that Erdogan’s year-long strategy of leveraging the issue to Turkey’s advantage had finally run its course. He further stated that Sweden needs to continue its work to address Turkey’s security concerns, suggesting he’s not quite ready to relinquish his leverage. ๐ช๐
“Parliament won’t be in session for the next two months,” Erdogan stated to journalists in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the tail end of the annual NATO summit. “However, our goal is to resolve this matter as promptly as possible.” ๐ฑ๐น๐ฃ๏ธ
Sweden and Finland lodged applications to join NATO in the aftermath of last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine. Initially, Turkey voiced opposition against either country joining, accusing them of providing shelter to individuals deemed terrorists by Turkey. ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ๐ก
Erdogan eventually reversed his stance on Finland’s admission, which became a member of the alliance in April. However, Turkey harbored greater resentment towards Sweden. Turkish authorities accused Sweden of granting unchecked freedom to supporters of a Kurdish terrorist organization, and members of a religious group alleged to have attempted a failed coup against Erdogan in 2016. ๐ซ๐ฎ๐
In an attempt to appease Turkey, Sweden amended its constitution, strengthened its anti-terrorism laws, lifted an embargo on arms exports to Turkey, and agreed to extradite a small number of individuals at Turkey’s request. ๐ผโ๏ธ
However, Swedish courts have thwarted other extradition attempts, and Swedish officials maintain they can’t override their country’s freedom of speech laws to suppress public protests that have included Quran burnings. These protests have incited fury in Turkey. ๐ซ๐๐ฅ
Then, on Monday, NATO announced that Turkey had withdrawn its objection to Sweden’s alliance membership as part of a new agreement. The aim was to project a stronger sense of unity among the alliance’s leaders in their stance against Russia’s President Vladimir V. Putin. ๐ท๐บ๐ฅ๐ค
