Encountered Turkey's opposition, Finnish President: If Sweden joins NATO, we also give up

According to today's Russian TV (RT) report on the 12th, Finnish President Ninito said at a joint press conference held at Hernesin and NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg on the 12th that if Sweden was in an deadlock on the road to NATO, Sweden was in an impasse. Finland will give up this military alliance led by the United States.

Russian RT website report screenshot

"I think Sweden is our business. This means that we will move forward in hand." NATO Secretary -General said that NATO has not approved the application of Finland and Sweden. , But seeking "as soon as possible" to eliminate the differences between the two countries and Turkey. Stoltenberg insisted that the NATO Summit was regarded as the last period of the NATO summit at the end of June.

Finnish President Ninito Source: People's Vision

"The Madrid Summit has never been the last deadline. At the same time, I hope to solve this problem as soon as possible. Therefore, we are working with our NATO allies Turkey, and Finland and Sweden to solve these problems raised by Turkey ","

RT reports that Stoltenberg's remarks show that NATO's position on the time frame of Finland and Sweden has changed significantly. Earlier last week, Camille Grand, assistant secretary -general of NATO, said that the differences between Turkey and the two potential member states could be obtained before the NATO Summit was scheduled to be held at the end of June. solve. He said at the time, "We hope these differences can be resolved before the summit. It is important to consider Turkey's concerns."

After the outbreak of Russia and Ukraine's conflict, Finland and Sweden, which have long adopted neutral policies, announced their applications to join NATO. Although Finland and Sweden have previously maintained neutrality, these two countries have maintained close relationships with the NATO military alliance led by the United States for decades and conducted military cooperation. However, due to the resolute opposition from Turkey by the main member of NATO, Finland and Sweden joined the NATO in a deadlock. Turkey has accused the two countries of being a "small hotel in terrorist organizations" because the two countries have accepted members of the Kurdish armed organizations that are regarded as "illegal".

Stoltenberg said NATO acknowledged Turkey's concerns and encouraged negotiations with these two Nordic countries. He said, "When an important allies like Turkey raised terrorism and other issues, we must sit down and take it seriously. This is what we are doing." (Edit: HHJ)

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