Flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden. Archive photoBAKU, June 30If Helsinki and Stockholm continue their hypocritical policy, then Ankara will be able to refuse their support, since there is an obvious procedure for NATO membership, Turkish expert on terrorism and security, retired intelligence colonel Joshgun Bashbug told RIA Novosti. Finland and Sweden against the backdrop of Russian On May 18, a special military operation in Ukraine submitted to the NATO Secretary General applications for joining the Alliance. Initially, Turkey blocked the start of the process of consideration of these applications. Then, on June 29, Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed a security memorandum that addresses all of Ankara's concerns. Turkey, in turn, withdrew its objections to the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO.NATO has been preparing for a confrontation with Russia since 2014, Stoltenberg said «The question of whether Sweden and Finland will fulfill their obligations to Turkey must be approached with caution. Because the mentioned states and those who support them have a dishonest reputation. So for this reason, their further fate is still unknown. If it is dangerous to trust them, why did Turkey take such a risk? Because all the terms of the memorandum came from the pen of official Ankara. Both countries unconditionally accepted Turkey's demands. But the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO still a long process. If Helsinki and Stockholm continue their hypocritical policy, then Turkey has reserved the right to refuse the decision, as there is an obvious membership procedure. Ankara has left many questions open in order to have leverage, and they have, believe me, » — assured the interlocutor of the agency. According to him, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently called Turkey a country that, among all members of the alliance suffered the most from terror. «The important thing here is that much of what the West has said remains only in words. Promises, words spoken earlier, were also either refuted or had no consequences. Member countries led by the United States did not stop helping terrorist organizations,» the expert noted.
