Bloomberg publishes #Turkey's demands in exchange for approval of Sweden and Finland joining #NATO:
- Declaration by #Sweden and #Finland of the Kurdistan Workers' Party and its derivatives as terrorist organizations;
— Lifting of the arms embargo;
- Re-entry into the F-35 fighter program;
— Approval of a new package of purchases of F-16 fighters;
- Lifting of sanctions against the S-400 air defense system.
🇩🇪🇸🇪🇫🇮⚡The head of the #German Foreign Ministry actually admitted that Sweden and Finland, who announced their plans to join NATO, have actually become part of the alliance for a long time: "They are already members of NATO without formal membership."
Since 2014, #Finland and #Sweden have been participating in the #NATO Interoperability Initiative of partner countries, are involved in exercises and some NATO operations, being part of the Alliance Response Force (NRF). #Helsinki also has a memorandum allowing logistical support to be provided to Allied forces "during exercises or in times of crisis".