Mixed reactions after Turkey green-lights Swedish NATO membership
- Turkish President Erdogan has given the green light to Sweden joining Nato. Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson, who started the negotiations with Turkey when she was Prime Minister, is pleased with the decision.
- Several experts are urging caution as to whether this really means Sweden will join the alliance now, with the Hungarian and Turkish parliaments still to ratify the application.
- Meanwhile, opponents of Nato membership, such as Kerstin Bergeå from the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, wonder if Swedish politicians have really thought the application through.
For more on the remaining questions concerning Sweden’s NATO membership, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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