I’m all for Finland and Sweden joining NATO but I hope with my whole heart it doesn’t come at the cost of throwing the long-suffering Kurdish people under the bus yet again. If there was ever a time to tell Erdoğan “sit down, shut up, or fuck off”, it’s now. In other words, the sultan has no clothes; call his bluff.
#kurdishSolidarity #nato #sweden #finland #turkey #erdogan
Turkey sets demands, not opposed to Finland, Sweden NATO bid
NATO expects the Nordic countries’ membership bid will not be hindered by Ankara, whose concerns will be addressed.inkl
Kai
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •maswan
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •My understanding of Swedish politics is that there will be a lot of bland statements and "clarifications" which have no policy impact but might sound like a distancing, until the vote is secured.
After that is done and Sweden is formally in, I'd expect a doubling-down on Kurdish support, pushed in part by annoyance on Erdoğan making this an issue.
PrivateABoyle
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •François Lemaire 🏴☠️
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •hannibalkarthago
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •What does Turkey demand from the USA?
Precisely because these countries were not in NATO, the #CIA had parked the PKK people in #Sweden and #Finland.
Turkey is only using the #PKK as an excuse to say no directly. Rather, it is about lifting sanctions for acquiring #S400 defense systems and rejoining the #F35 program, acquiring modern #F16 fighter jets and that the #EU and #USA don't keep coming up with some new punitive measures.
So #Turkey is about erasing all repression.
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hannibalkarthago
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •...
This puts the option of regime change through a "colorful #revolution" and the triggering of a two-front war by #Greece and #Kurdistan into the distance.
Such must be the goals of Turkey!