The White House does not intend to put pressure on Turkey about the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO

Quite unexpected news come from Washington. The White House decided that the United States will not put pressure on Turkey and generally interfere in any way in the issue of admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO. The Biden administration believes that this process should go naturally, but they call on Ankara to continue dialogue with Helsinki and Stockholm to remove all the claims of the Turkish side to the Scandinavian countries.

John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications for the White House National Security Council, told reporters about the new position of the White House on this topic at a briefing.

We do not interfere in these discussions that are taking place between Turkey, Sweden and Finland, we show respect for the discussion that sovereign countries are having

Kirby said, adding that the US still urges the Turkish authorities to continue to resolve this issue through negotiations so that Finland and Sweden can join NATO as soon as possible.

It is possible that the change in the rhetoric of the American leadership is connected with the statement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said the day before that after the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, Sweden should not count on Turkish support for its application to join NATO. Today, the odious Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan repeated his act of burning the holy book of Muslims in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen, again with the full connivance of the local authorities and even under the protection of the police.

In Turkey itself, on the eve of the presidential elections, the discussion, initiated by the opposition parties, about the need for the country's withdrawal from the North Atlantic Alliance has again escalated. And although official Ankara does not support these calls, Washington could be worried about the very possibility of losing a member of the alliance with the second largest army among NATO countries.

As they say, "an old friend is better than two new ones." Especially now, when military tensions in Europe due to the conflict in Ukraine are increasing every day.

Comments

[tihonmarine]

Quite unexpected news comes from Washington. The White House decided that the United States will not put pressure on Turkey and generally interfere in any way in the issue of admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO.

It got to the point that you can’t put pressure on the Sultan - Turkey will leave NATO, everyone else will just run. There are few du-crabs in the states, sorry, but so.

[Luka Nord]

I feel the Anglo-Saxons are preparing another military coup in Turkey .. They need to bleed Turkey with Russia from the nose! So Vlad is very dangerous..
I recently read a poll .. 60-70 percent of Turks consider Russia a friendly country and fiercely hate the United States and other EU .. So Erdogan, take Russian special forces into guard, they won’t let you down!

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: tihonmarine

It got to the point that you can’t put pressure on the Sultan - Turkey will leave NATO, everyone else will just run. There are few du-crabs in the states, sorry, but so.

In NATO today, the majority is only for the fact that he would leave.

[Luka Nord]

Quote: Aaron Zawi

Quote: tihonmarine

It got to the point that you can’t put pressure on the Sultan - Turkey will leave NATO, everyone else will just run. There are few du-crabs in the states, sorry, but so.

In NATO today, the majority is only for the fact that he would leave.

And Israel, too, Aron? All this is strange .. Or do you Jews want to set the Turks against the Iranians? Like the Kurds have already sold out to Iran ..
Wow and cunning you Aron are all in Israel and other Anglo-Saxons .. heh x
Israel is a territory and a lever of pressure on world politics .. And we will put pressure soon!

[marchcat]

States, as always, say one thing and do another. They will put pressure on Turkey, but only "gently".

[Argon]

I didn't understand one thing. Like Turkey is a member of NATO, Sweden is not. Question: why is the country that declared war on a NATO member still not on fire?

[Luka Nord]

Quote: Argon

I didn't understand one thing. Like Turkey is a member of NATO, Sweden is not. Question: why is the country that declared war on a NATO member still not on fire?

The Anglo-Saxons, damn it, rule them for now .. And Turkey was a lever of pressure for them. I hope soon everything will be the other way around
Divide and conquer! Russia is learning fast lord
Your own methods and you on nosed muzzles)))
Freedom for Chinganchguk and Uncle Tom in the hut
From a spark, a flame will ignite

[Denis812]

Please tell me, why should Turkey leave NATO?
Turkey's foreign policy is pursuing whatever it wants. What is called "both ours and yours."
And good relations with the Russian Federation. And he supplies Bayraktars to Ukraine.
And gas from the Russian Federation drags grain from Ukraine. Turkey is very well settled in this regard.
Again, as long as it is in NATO, no one will let Greece unleash a war against Turkey.
And if Turkey is not in NATO, Greece may well take a risk, under a NATO umbrella.

So Erdoganushka behaves quite correctly. He thinks exclusively about the interests of Turkey, and not about "strategic partners" in Brussels or Washington.

[Luka Nord]

Quote: Denis812

Please tell me, why should Turkey leave NATO?
Turkey's foreign policy is pursuing whatever it wants. What is called "both ours and yours."

Well, how can I say .. NATO membership still makes it more dependent on the United States Without the consent of the Pentagon, the Turks will not be able to take off a single fighter, etc. Remember what a squeal was when the Turks bought the S-400? Because this system is not tied to NATO standards .. And if it were not for Russia, then Turkey would simply be strangled both militarily and politically ..
While Turkey is in NATO, it is very dependent on the United States and at any moment it can simply be destroyed by disconnecting from the system
Otherwise, the union of Russia and Turkey could bring a big nix, both in Europe and in BV, etc. We would agree!

[Denis812]

>> NATO membership still makes it more dependent on the United States
There is an approach of the Baltic states to NATO membership, there is an approach of Germany, and there is an approach of Turkey.
The first ones are completely dependent on the United States, at the first kick they begin to bark in the right direction, to do everything that Washington orders
The second approach means some independence and the possibility of at least the appearance of independence.
Well, Turkey ... I wanted to buy air defense from the Russian Federation - I bought it. I wanted to lay a pipe and pump gas - I agreed with the Russian Federation too.

>> there was a screech when the Turks bought the S-400
Well, yes, there was a screech. But the result of the squeal is zero. Yes, the USA does not like it, but the dog barks - the caravan moves on :)

>> if not for Russia, then Turkey would have simply been strangled both militarily and politically
If it weren't for Russia, Turkey would have mellowed with China quite well.

>> the union of Russia and Turkey could bring a big nix, both in Europe and in BV, etc. We would agree!
Russia and Turkey in BV are opponents. And we smacked at them and they shot down our plane there, if you don’t remember. Now everything is built on the personal relationship between Putin and Erdogan. And a Westerner will come to power in Turkey and that's it. Good relationships end.

[antivirus]

Nobody likes anything.
And we will see crushed Turkey.
And the Bible in Sweden-Denmark burn? Orthodox, for their own or for "oppression of democracy"

[Luka Nord]

In Turkey itself, on the eve of the presidential elections, the discussion, initiated by the opposition parties, about the need for the country's withdrawal from the North Atlantic Alliance has again escalated.

Do not regret the Turks, Russia promises ... And protection too! Europe will be torn to pieces for you for all insults and humiliations And we will be silent!