Turkey implies it will block Sweden and Finland from joining NATO

By Ryan King

Published May 16, 2022 7:40pm ET

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Turkey implies it will block Sweden and Finland from joining NATO — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly implied Monday that Turkey will block Sweden and Finland’s bid to join the NATO alliance. Erdogan said Ankara will vote against countries that impose sanctions on it and told the two Nordic countries not to bother visiting Turkey to try to change his mind. SWEDEN ANNOUNCES INTENT TO JOIN […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly implied Monday that Turkey will block Sweden and Finland’s bid to join the NATO alliance.

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