On July 10, on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled that Ankara was ready to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession protocol, potentially putting an end to a saga that has dragged on for over a year.Finland and…
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for doing this. So Türkiye has relented; President Erdogan has agreed that Sweden can join NATO. How many F-16s is he going to get for that?SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first, Andrea, we’re here in Vilnius a…
Twice on the same day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan managed to stun the West: First with an additional requirement for Sweden’s NATO membership and then with a surprise last-minute compromise.On Monday, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenbe…