Will Turkey approve Sweden’s NATO membership?

Stockholm says Ankara is asking an excessive amount of and it may’t fulfil all its calls for.

One of many fallouts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that beforehand impartial Nordic nations are looking for to affix the NATO army alliance.

Sweden and Finland utilized for membership in Could, inside months of Russia launching its offensive.

Turkey has objected to their entry – accusing them of harbouring members of the Kurdish group, the PKK, which Ankara, the US and the European Union contemplate a “terrorist” organisation.

Each Sweden and NATO say that every one events have had their say and it’s time to shut the deal.

Membership within the alliance requires unanimous approval, so Turkey might block Sweden’s entry.

What would make Turkey change its thoughts? And what does all of this imply for NATO’s future?

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom

Company:

Tarik Oguzlu – professor of worldwide relations at Istanbul Aydin College

Theresa Fallon – director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Research

Pavel Felgenhauer – defence and army analyst

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