In Turkey, they said that the United States is preparing Russia with the help of NATO expansion

Swedish flag in Stockholm. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 19.By trying to make Sweden and Finland members of NATO, the United States wants to provoke a military conflict with Russia, but Turkey's veto on the expansion of the alliance prevents Washington from realizing these plans, journalist Nedim Şener said in a column for Hürriyet. According to the observer, the policy of the United States is aimed at strengthening its role as a global hegemon in the modern world, and the United Kingdom is Washington's most significant ally on this path.» They enlisted the support of some EU countries, primarily Germany, albeit with difficulty. they laid out a map of Finland and Sweden. They want the two countries, which until now were known for their neutrality in the international arena, to become members of the military alliance,» Sener explained. The President of Croatia opposed the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO»If Turkey says «no» to the membership of the two countries in NATO and imposes a veto, it will take an important step for the whole world, and above all for Sweden and Finland themselves. Blocking the entry of these states into NATO will mean that the game of America, which seeks to ignite a big conflict, including provoking Russia, will be thwarted,» Sener concluded. Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara cannot support the inclusion of Sweden and Finland in a military bloc, since this In this case, the organization will become «a place where there will be many representatives of terrorists.» He recalled that Ankara demanded from Stockholm and Helsinki to extradite 33 representatives of the Kurdistan Workers' Party and FETO, but was refused. Russia has repeatedly noted that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that further expansion of the alliance would not bring greater security to Europe, NATO has an aggressive character. At the same time, he noted that he does not consider the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO an existential threat to Russia. /05/36147854f49b9079ec203b801859caf2.jpg» />Erdogan forces Finland and Sweden to public humiliation