Russia's undeclared and brutal war against Ukraine has spurred hysterically neutral nations Finland and Sweden to bid for NATO membership. And although the Secretary General of the Alliance, after the joint statement of the authorities on support for urgent entry into NATO, said that it would be " Spokes in the wheels of expanding the northern flank can be delivered from the southern.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped the ante on Friday, indicating Turkey could veto Finland and Sweden's NATO membership.

" The Scandinavian countries are like a guest house for terrorist organizations,"

Turkey has traditionally good relations with Finland, which cannot be said about Sweden.

Erdogan has repeatedly accused Sweden of supporting the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Turkey.. Sweden criticized Turkey for military operations against the PKK in northern Syria.

He also said his predecessors "

“We, as Turkey, do not want to make such a mistake again,” he said..

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