Turkey Threatens To Delay Swedens and Finlands Entry To Nato By One Year

 

The Guardian: Turkey threatens year’s delay to Swedish and Finnish entry to Nato  

Issue may derail alliance summit as Ankara digs in on accusation that Nordic countries harbour terrorists 

Turkey has said it is willing to delay Swedish and Finnish membership of Nato for more than a year unless it receives satisfactory assurances that the two Nordic countries are willing to address support for Kurdish groups it regards as terrorist organisations. 

Finland’s prime minister said on Tuesday that the two nations’ Nato applications could stall if the issue is not resolved before a vital Nato summit due to start in Madrid on 29 June. 

Turkey accuses Sweden and Finland of harbouring alleged members of the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) and also objects to their decisions in 2019 to ban arms exports to Ankara due to Turkey’s military operations in Syria.  

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WNU Editor: It looks like Sweden is caving in to Turkey's demands .... Sweden 'changing' anti-terror laws to address Turkey's NATO complaints (FOX News).

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