Turkey lays out demands as Finland and Sweden plan NATO entry
to clamp down on what it calls Kurdish terrorist activity in the two Nordic states and drop their restrictions on arms sales to Ankara, with the NATO member potentially holding the decisive vote on whether the two can join the alliance.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan injected uncertainty into the Nordic nations’ bid to join the organization on Friday when he said Turkey didn’t view their request favorably, accusing the two countries of harboring what he said were Kurdish militants belonging to a group targeting Turkey. All 30 members of NATO must approve the entrance of any new members.
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