(Bloomberg) -- NATO received formal membership bids from Finland and Sweden as Russia’s war in Ukraine reshapes European defense, but the Nordic nations must first overcome opposition from Turkey.

“This is a good day at a critical moment for our security,” the alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, told reporters. “This is a historic moment which we should seize.”

Membership requires unanimous agreement among alliance members, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday signaled he wouldn’t allow the Nordic nations to join, alleging they support Kurdish militants his government regards as terrorists.

Erdogan made clear on Wednesday that his concerns extend beyond Sweden and Finland but also to how other NATO members handle the Kurdish groups.

“Our only expectation from our allies was that they should have approached Turkey’s efforts to protect its borders and establish its security the same way,” he told lawmakers of his ruling AK Party in parliament. “NATO’s expansion is meaningful to the degree our sensitivities are respected.”

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Turkey will eventually give in and accepted dere membership. Russia is the main enemy of all Europe. Russia made a terrible mistake by invading Ukraine .. Putin shud hv keep on with the strategy of using proxy to achieve his aim and everybody go just dey pretend.

TURKEY SHOULD JOIN NATO.

NIGERIA WILL SOON JOIN.

RUSSIA HAS FULLY OCCUPIED THE BLACK SEA AND THAT SEA IS WELDED BETWEEN UKRAINE AND TURKEY.
TURKEY SHOULD JOIN NATO FAST AND NOW.
2023 NIGERIA WILL JOIN NATO.

orisa37:
RUSSIA HAS FULLY OCCUPIED THE BLACK SEA AND THAT SEA IS WELDED BETWEEN UKRAINE AND TURKEY.
TURKEY SHOULD JOIN NATO FAST AND NOW.
2023 NIGERIA WILL JOIN NATO.

Turkey is part of NATO for over 40 years

THEN WHY IS IT AFRAID OF FINLAND SWEDEN AND OTHERS JOINING?

Which NATO again?
Cos Turkey has been a NATO member since 1952.

orisa37:
RUSSIA HAS FULLY OCCUPIED THE BLACK SEA AND THAT SEA IS WELDED BETWEEN UKRAINE AND TURKEY.
TURKEY SHOULD JOIN NATO FAST AND NOW.
2023 NIGERIA WILL JOIN NATO.

Erdogan said Sweden and Finland harbour and finance "terrorists" and supply them with weapons, Turkey accused both countries for supporting groups that Ankara deems terrorists : the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group and Syrian Kurdish YPG, which it also views as a terrorist group closely tied to the PKK.
So they have their own scores to settle

orisa37:
THEN WHY IS IT AFRAID OF FINLAND SWEDEN AND OTHERS JOINING?

WHEN NIGERIA JOINS NATO, THERE WILL BE NO NEED TO FEAR FUNAM AND BIAFRA.