Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s message that he may announce his support for Finland’s accession to NATO on 17 March.
“We have repeatedly expressed our regret for such an orientation towards the Alliance, and stated that Russia does not pose a threat to them. We can only regret. Kremlin spokesman said that Turkey is a member of the Alliance and that they are interested in their own NATO problems.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan answered a question about Finland’s possible support for Finland’s membership in the North Atlantic Alliance, declarationAnkara intends to “fulfill its promise”.
In turn, Finnish President Sauli Niiniste declarationTurkish Erdogan will announce on Friday (March 17th) that he has approved Finland’s application for NATO membership.
After Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, Sweden and Finland expressed their willingness to join NATO, fearing a “Russian threat”. Only Turkey opposed their participation in the alliance. In the future, Ankara put forward some conditions for Stockholm and Helsinki for the Turkish side to approve the membership of the organization.