Not really a surprise, but Sweden joins Finland in seeking NATO membership. It'll be interesting to see if they can placate Turkey's Erdogan, who has come out in opposition.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-stockholm-sweden-finland-f7328801f699fbb2f28826c0f14d4ef6
@Vanitas @Coctaanatis 💰💰💰💰💰and Erdogan will sing a different tune.
@VelvetDuchess @Vanitas Maybe, but if I were the Kurds I wouldn't be happy.
@Coctaanatis I simply do not understand how the US can belong to any org that allows this. We learned our lesson with the articles of confederation and yet, here we are.
@Mystic55 Not that the US is immune from including stupid policies in treaties (hence the current baby formula shortage) but NATO grew out of a pact between France and the UK that eventually included the Benelux countries. The North Atlanta Treaty, forming NATO, was primarily drafted by a Canadian, Lester Pearson.
@Coctaanatis That tracks.
@Coctaanatis
This is just the baseline position of Turkey -- a market mentality, everything is a negotiation, even among friends. Erdogan's current stance will not be his final position.