Erdogan Posts Video On Planned “No” Vote To NATO

Reuters reports:

Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday.

Finland and Sweden formally applied on Wednesday to join U.S.-led NATO, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkey’s objections have come as a surprise to the other members of the alliance. read more

“We will continue our policy in a determined way. We have told allies that we will say no to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership,” Erdogan said in an interview with students late on Wednesday.

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Gençlerimizle gerçekleştirdiğimiz Kütüphane Söyleşilerimizde NATO’nun genişlemesiyle ilgili meseleleri etraflıca ele aldık. Yaklaşımımızı açık yüreklilikle gençlerimize de izah ettim… pic.twitter.com/pRAg8sTHyW

— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 19, 2022