The Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Oleksiy Reznikov, confirmed that his country’s Armed Forces are already using British long-range Storm…

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO would be a “mistake”, as was the accession of Greece to the Atlantic Alliance Pact, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, 13/05.
“We are currently monitoring developments in Sweden and Finland, but we do not hold a positive stance, because they previously made a mistake in NATO regarding Greece, against Turkey,” Erdogan told reporters as he left the prayer room on Friday in Istanbul. “Furthermore, the Nordic countries, unfortunately, are almost like hostels for terrorist organizations,” he added, citing the PKK.
Agence France-Presse notes that Turkey’s reaction is the first disagreement within NATO over the prospect of Finland and Sweden joining the Atlantic Alliance, in which the accession of a new member requires unanimity. Most members of the alliance, as well as Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, have strongly supported the two candidacies.
For their part, in a statement the Foreign Ministries of the two countries expressed their intention to hold talks with Turkey today, Saturday, in Berlin during the informal meeting of NATO Ministers, to which they are invited. Both Sweden and Finland said they were surprised by Erdogan’s statements, whose stance was completely different until recently.
A similar stance was expressed by the United States through White House spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, who said Washington was working to clarify Turkey’s position, while Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, said the United States wanted to better understand Turkey’s stance, stressing though that it is a valuable ally and nothing changes in terms of its position in NATO.
With information from: ΑMNA
READ MORE
China | Reacts to opening of NATO offices in Japan
The Asia-Pacific region does not welcome NATO’s plans to open a liaison office in Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman…
European Union – South Korea | Agreement to develop security partnership
South Korea and the European Union jointly decided to start a military dialogue today, Monday, with the aim of…
Europol | Balkan cartel dismantled with 37 arrests for weapons and drugs
Europol has dismantled an extremely violent criminal gang from the Western Balkans, with 37 arrests following…
Ukraine | Confirmed use of Storm Shadow long-range missiles
The Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Oleksiy Reznikov, confirmed that his country’s Armed Forces are already using British long-range Storm…
France | Shipyard sabotage with over 60 cables cut on frigate under construction
An alarm sounded at the manufacturing company Naval Group, where Greek frigates are also manufactured. According to the…
DEFEA 2023 | Participation of Cypriot Swarmly with combat-proven UAVs and armed USV
Cyprus-based Swarmly unveiled its Unmanned Systems at the International Defence and Security Exhibition DEFEA 2023, some of…
Ministry of Defence | Announcement regarding UAV damage
The Ministry of Defence announced that during the training flight of the National Guard’s Aerostar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle…
China | Reacts to opening of NATO offices in Japan
The Asia-Pacific region does not welcome NATO’s plans to open a liaison office in Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman…