Eric Edelman, who served as U.S. ambassador to both Finland and Turkey, discusses the significance behind Sweden and Finland joining NATO and why Turkey may be opposed to the new members.
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No political leader has ever been able to unite the US, Europe, NATO and triple NATO defense budgets without protest. He even brought China and the West closer to each other Thank you for your efforts wannabe Tsar Vlad Putin, your time is up ;-)))
Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO
''Turkey joins in chat''
we don't care
So when does Finland join NATO. Big hugs to my family in Finland. Kettula
Russia will attack to Sweden and Finland ..We ll see
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Welcome Finland and Sweden! So glad you guys joined us.
Don't you just love fake news. It's always Erdogan's fault. It's always Turkey's fault. Finland and Sweden didn't pose with PKK terrorists even though everyone ack they are a terrorist organisation. Even though the US and the EU ack them as terroists, they can wave flags with Apo on them and chant PKK slogans. I wonder what would happen if someone posed with a flag of ISIS or Osama in the US. Lets all play dumb and pretend that Sweden doesn't have a leftist open door policy for PKK terrorists. Nooooo this is all Turkey's fault because Erdogan has some bread crumbs to gain 😆 EVERY TURK KNOWS THE DOUBLE STANDARDS. What a lopsided coverage. It's always a one way street. 100% fake news. And btw, Turkey bought the S400 because US Congress refused to sell Turkey Patriots. Fact. Of course Erdogan will do his job with whoever he can because that's his job in a double standard bloc that has no unity and depends on Turkey's massive army
The PKK terrorist organization and its sympathizers, the Kurds, who try to break up our country's lands, trap and kill our soldiers, roam freely in Finland and Sweden. The children of the soldiers they killed are now fatherless. Revenge is inevitable
The Turkey dissident is surely pocketing russia brides… a normal political perk.
The Turkish soldier yesterday launched an operation against the PKK. The most effective weapon seized in the operation is the Swedish-made AT-4 anti-tank missile. The serial number of this anti-tank is known. This is a Swedish-made weapon. What do you want from the Turks now. Do not veto us. Hypocritical Sweden.
Thats why putin want to make RIC and if India agrees.
RIC to NATO: Your father is here. 💪💪💪🤣🤣🤣
Everything will be fine!We will win!Don't be afraid and wait for the Russians!From Russia with love♥🇷🇺
Is the US Democrat government, behind this war in the Ukraine ? Well four out of every five say this privately, when I was last there. Can Clintons fact checkers confirm this ?
I see mushroom clouds… DUUUHHH
Who Is Turkey To Say Finland & Sweden Can't Join NATO? Turkey Must Have Financial Involvment With Russsia?
Turkey sucks
And Turkey, the nation who Armenian people and ensured their destruction by Azerbaijan, once again flex their muscles… Turkey funding and arming Iranian terror groups in Syria… no better than Russia, yet of course no one can criticise another NATO country as we are all the good guys… aren’t we?
I think 🤔. Putin wants a war give him one trust mi no nukes would be involved mouth's just mouth's Sweden, Finland know this on the other hand Putin is apussy fuok him
Who needs enemies with allies supporting terrorists 😀
When Russian nuclear warheads are aimed at Helsinki and all the key cities and ports of Finland, the Finns will feel much more secure. Not like before, when they bought a Russian forest and went to Russia for a vacation…
I would happily swap Turkey for Finland and Sweden. Erdogan is nothing but Putin light anyway
At a Time like this, Turkey chose to be SELFISH…….?
Instead of looking at strengthing the ALLIANCE, this nation turned coat…..
Eric Edelman is working really hard to find motives for Erdogan's move, but trying not to hear what Erdogan is actually saying: TERRORISM!
Swedish and Finnish application to NATO in order to secure their security is a non-starter. They have been supporting PKK and YPG. This they should go join PKK and YPG to help them with their security.
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Turkey may actually prolong the work as if it will approve and leave the country that feeds these two terrorists into the arms of Russia. That would have been a much tougher slap, but you don't realize that Erdogan is now preventing a new war from breaking out in Europe. Tomorrow everyone will thank him Maybe we are at the turning point in world history
Nato must make changes as Croatia 🇭🇷 is talking about veto to… it’s time that could cause danger for human lives… those rules must be changed as part of world changing and you have nations with pro Russia roots
Nato should change their policy… majority vs one nation and based on investment in alliance… some nations enjoy nato protection but blocking others it’s pathetic… specially turkey 🇹🇷 shoots years ago Russia airplane didn’t care about being nato nation and putting nato in danger of war. Now they do put other nations again in danger for own ambitions…
Knowing Putin's track record, they are next on his list anyway before they join NATO. Clearly no one learns from history, even very recent history.
Look out for hypersonic missiles
I wonder if anyone has figured this out yet???
If the #russians execute any of those Mariupol veterans, there will be thousands & thousands of #Ukrainian Military Patches sown on by NATO’s version of “Little Green Men”
We don't need terrorist countries in Nato!! No Sweden no Finland in Nato
Worthless nations💯
We don't care about Ukraine. The market is deader than the Democrats in November. #AmericaLast #FJB
RUSSIA cares a lot about what Turkey thinks about NATO! They even started to write the "Russian style BAYRAKTAR song"! In exchange for this trade, Turkey becomes a nuclear power! Better to dream like this than to listen to NATO bullshit! Say AGAIN “The World Is Bigger than Five”
What a stupid idea. So far they enjoyed freedom and safety of neutrality. From now on they are the first defensive line of a war.
How could they compare themselves to Ukrain, a completely irrelevant position, and managed to scare themselves so badly?
This is mental illness of our age. People cant see outside of "good vs evil" box, which translates "western democracy" vs "autharitarian regime".
They cannot comprehend the administrative system is not the only thing that determines the stability.
Putin (or anyone else), dictator or democratic leader, could have been forced to invade Ukrain, regardless. It is all about national interest and urge of security.
This type of doctrine was valid for case of Ukrain, not for Finland or Sweden.
Joining NATO is counterproductive.
Europe : Come join Sweden Finland
Turkey: No.. I wouldn't say yes.
Europe: why?
Turkey: There is a Russian coup in Sweden and Finland. watch out.
Europe : how? where is it happening?
Turkey: It would be a mistake if NATO joined!
Europe: maintenance. I will speak to the USA.
Turkey: ok
Europe : hey USA!
USA: hey?
Europe : Sweden How is Finland?
USA : Didn't I tell you yesterday? join!
Europe : no to join. Turkey does not say yes, it says!
USA: why?
Europe: There is a Russian coup. he's right.
USA : lol that's a lie!
Europe : no, you can't tell.
USA: Hey Turkey!
Turkey : hey?
USA : why 2 countries don't want to join?
Turkey: You don't have a brain, why can't the FBI?
USA : lol you know,
So why doesn't he want to join?
Turkey : The USA is the most powerful in the world, why does it want to join the countries?
USA : Russia can destroy Europe!
Turkey: don't be afraid
Russia cannot enter war in Crimea,
Turks live in Crimea!
He is afraid of the Turks, you know. NATO are not leaving us.
USA: hmm. arrow..
USA: hey europe!
Europe : hey!
USA: meeting call.
Europe : ok. where is it going..
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The only peace solution in Europe – Russia applying and joining NATO to maximize its security :–
A historical moment.
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Yes, throw Turkey out of NATO! Then the whole world will listen to the "Russian style BAYRAKTAR song"! Maybe in 2024 Eurovision will be in Russia! (This week "24 December 2021" Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said there were no problems with the sale of drones or other Turkish weapons and military equipment to Russia.)
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F*** Turkey!
Yes, Vladolf Putler's violent and expansionist actions are most definitely deterring NATO! They would never be arming themselves! They can't do that, right? Right guys? Guys?
Greece will find out this summer if the world is bigger than 5 !
Turkey:"Make Russia, dictatorship & Communist Great Again!"
I think this makes nuclear option more likely. Russia may not need anything in Finland or Sweden, but would nuke them to keep the Baltic Sea open and free from harassments.
Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to stop harboring terrorists.