Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Sweden Learns That Joining NATO Has Strings Attached

Turkey holds a deciding vote on whether Sweden can join NATO. | Photo 250290507 © Elif Aytar | Dreamstime.com  

William Rampe, Reason: Sweden Learns That NATO Has Strings Attached 

Sweden wants to join NATO to protect itself from Russia. Unfortunately, NATO admission will require Sweden—and the U.S.—to make significant concessions to Turkey. 

On July 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to "ensure ratification" of Sweden's application to join NATO in Turkey's parliament, according to NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg. 

This deal comes amid additional reports of acquiescence to Turkish demands, including Swedish support for the country's European Union (E.U.) accession process and the U.S. working to provide Turkey with $20 billion worth of F-16s and 79 modernization kits for existing aircraft.  

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WNU Editor: There are always strings when it comes to organizations like NATO.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It’s called selling your soul to the Devil

Anonymous said...

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes it is