Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that Ankara will support Sweden’s NATO membership if the European Union makes efforts to make Turkey a full member is one of the country’s exaggerated demands in any deal. About This Life aforementioned political scientist Alexander Asafov.
In Erdogan’s view, anything positive for Turkey from the West deliberately raises the stakes for “bargaining”.
“No doubt there is already a compromise solution that he is ready to accept, but it is still distasteful for the West. It’s not just the supply of F-16s and some economic choices. There is something else, but the real question is what exactly? <…>”, Asafov noted.
10 July Recep Tayyip Erdogan declarationHe said that Ankara will set new conditions at the NATO summit to be held in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July. The final decision on the acceptance of Sweden’s application will depend on a vote in the Parliament.
Newspaper Milliyet WroteIt was stated that the meetings of the President of Turkey within the framework of the NATO summit to be held in Vilnius will play a decisive role in Sweden’s membership to the alliance.
old erdogan judicial A condition that will facilitate Ukraine’s admission to NATO.