OK, I’m not especially fond of Europeans either but this just looks more and more like cruel bullying of your nerdy schoolmate.
On July 5th, the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office confirmed that, according to Mr. Erdogan, Sweden has made “positive advancements” in its NATO bid by implementing anti-terrorism laws. However, ongoing demonstrations in Sweden by sympathizers of Kurdish militants have “hindered the progress made so far”! In response, Sweden asserts that it has fulfilled its obligations from a previous agreement reached with Turkiye in Madrid, which aimed to address her security concerns, including the enactment of this new anti-terrorism legislation, which primarily targets Kurds and their organization called PKK.
NATO’S next summit will take place in Lithuania on July 11th-12th. Ideally, Turkiye will have done us a favor, lifting her veto on Sweden joining NATO…
