Turkey Continues to Drag Its Heels on NATO Membership for Finland and Sweden

Turkey Continues to Drag Its Heels on NATO Membership for Finland and Sweden

A top aide to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a press conference in Istanbul that the government would be unlikely to seek a vote in parliament to approve NATO membership for Finland and Sweden before elections in May. This will further delay membership in NATO for the two Nordic countries, which are prime targets for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 

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