Despite Turkey's talks this week with representatives from Sweden and Finland, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still refuses to agree to NATO expansion..

As long as he is at the head of the Turkish state, Ankara "

According to him, negotiations with Helsinki and Stockholm did not go as expected on May 25.; countries have not taken the steps expected by the Turkish authorities in the fight against terrorism.

Erdogan also said that he intends to hold telephone conversations with the presidents of Ukraine and Russia in the near future..