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Originally Posted by Edward64
Good that Finland seems to be going ahead with getting NATO membership and not joint with Sweden.
I wonder if Turkiye's opposition parties will be more amenable to Sweden. If so, I'm sure Sweden and other NATO countries can "donate assistance" for the vote.
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Welcome to the club Finland (well, almost).
I do think Sweden's only shot is to either grovel (more than they are willing to) or hope for Erdogan to be defeated in the next election. If Erdogan is not defeated in May (and the Ukrainian war is still going on), I'd grovel.
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Turkey’s president says his country will begin ratifying Finland’s bid to become a NATO member, paving the way for the country to join the security alliance after months of delays.
“We have decided to start the parliamentary ratification process of Finland’s NATO Accession Protocol,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference in Ankara.
Erdogan said he believes NATO “will become even stronger through Finland’s membership,” and “will play a more efficient role in preserving global security and stability.”
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