Posted on 05/15/2022 2:32:55 PM PDT by FarCenter
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday outlined demands for Finland and Sweden which seek membership in NATO in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking with Turkish reporters after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin, he said that Sweden and Finland must stop supporting terrorists in their countries, provide clear security guarantees and lift export bans on Turkey.
According to Cavusoglu, Turkey was not threatening anybody or seeking leverage but speaking out especially about Sweden's support for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Ankara views the PKK as a terrorist organization.
Cavusoglu echoed an earlier statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan two days ago, when he said Turkey did not have a "positive opinion" about Finland and Sweden's ambitions to join the military alliance.
Erdogan accused both countries of harboring "terrorist organizations" in his unfavorable assessment of the membership bids.
Turkey has long accused Nordic countries, especially Sweden, of harboring extremist Kurdish groups as well as supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based preacher wanted over a failed 2016 coup.
Sweden, in particular, has a large immigrant community that hails from Turkey.
Many of the migrants are of Kurdish origin and some have been granted political asylum after decades of sporadic conflict between Kurdish groups and Turkish security forces.
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The war is Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Are “we” as in the USA or NATO in this war? No. But there is a war and Turkey is proving very useful in it.
Yes kick out turkey then the Baltic Sea route will open up to Ukraine because they’ll side with Russia.
Do you mean the Black Sea? Because that is already open to the Russians; in fact one of their largest and most powerful fleets is stationed inside the Bosphorus Straits, which has long been held as international waters.
Actually turkey close it off probably per orders from NATO
You misread my post. I meant it as saying Turkey will be part of a coalition that tries to annihilate Israel. And is destroyed as per prophecy. I am no anti semite.
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