Turkish President Erdogan Says Turkey Does Not Support Sweden And Finland Joining NATO

 

CNBC: Erdogan says Turkey doesn't support Sweden, Finland joining NATO 

* NATO ascension for a new member state requires consensus approval from all existing members. 

* Turkey joined NATO in 1952, and has the second-largest military in the 30-member alliance after the United States. 

* Finland's leaders on Thursday called for NATO membership "without delay" and neighboring Sweden is expected to follow suit. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thrown Sweden and Finland's potential NATO membership into doubt, just as both countries are on the cusp of applying to join the alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

"We are following the developments regarding Sweden and Finland, but we don't hold positive views," Erdogan told press in Istanbul on Friday.  

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WNU Editor: His opposition to Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership is over their support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) .... Turkey's President Erdogan signals he'll block Finland and Sweden's NATO applications, claiming they're home to 'terrorist organizations' (Business Insider). 

 Turkish President Erdogan Says Turkey Does Not Support Sweden And Finland Joining NATO  

Erdogan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO -- Reuters  

Turkey's leader opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO -- AP  

Turkey Opposes NATO Membership For Finland, Sweden -- AFP  

Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO -- Canadian Press  

Erdoğan says Turkey does not support Finland and Sweden joining NATO -- Axios