HE president of the united states, Joe Biden is a side by side meeting at the White House this Wednesday with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerssonto publicly refresh your message Definite support for the Scandinavian country’s entry into NATO. This participation was withdrawn by Türkiye and the delay in Sweden’s participation threatens. To break the image of unity against Russia ukraine war intended to reflect annual summit HE Atlantic Alliance next week on tuesday and wednesday Vilnius, capital of Lithuania.
“I want to repeat The US fully, utterly, fully supports Sweden’s NATO membership.Biden spoke a few words in front of the press in the Oval Office just before the bilateral meeting. “The result is simple,” he added: “Sweden will strengthen our alliance and have same set of values What we have in NATO And we anxious that they are members of.”
outright Turkish rejection
The problem with Biden and Kristersson and NATO is that so far they have not been able to appease the United States. Recep Tayyip Erdogan resistance A denial of Swedish entry, expressed by the Turkish prime minister since last spring, Sweden broke the centuries-old discord and demanded its entry.
Erdogan, who gave the green light for Finland to join the alliance in March, accuses Sweden of welcoming exiles and refugees from Turkey. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), both Ankara and Brussels and Washington”terrorist organization“Tolerance before the pro-Kurdish and anti-Türkiye protests.
That same Monday, he returned to condemn Sweden for allowing PKK sympathizers to display symbols at demonstrations in Stockholm, and criticized Swedish police and justice for allowing the burning of Quran pages near the Swedish capital’s main mosque last week. “ hate crimes feeding Islamophobia” he denounced.
there is hungary Additional In addition to the blockade, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto assured on Tuesday that they would give the green light to Sweden’s entry into NATO. Türkiye your signs that you are ready to do.
fighter jet sales
For the US, a potential factor to convince Turkey is, F-16 warplanes that Ankara wants to realize. sources Turkish governmenthowever, they provide The two issues cannot be linked. And also Biden needs congressional approvalSome prominent names warn that if Turkey does not accept Sweden into NATO, they will not allow the sale.
Hopes that the situation will be resolved before the Vilnius summit are minimal, but this Thursday the Foreign headlines from Sweden, Türkiye and Finland they will hold Meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels trying to make progress.