Turkish president Erdogan agreed Sweden entry in the Atlantic Alliance to Help Ukraine e Provoke Russia
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July 11, 2023
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio
During the Vilnius Summit, NATO has reaffirmed its readiness to grant Ukraine membership at some point in the future. A joint statement released during the annual summit of the US-led bloc said Kiev would be invited to join only “when allies agree and conditions are met,” but it will be allowed to bypass the so-called Membership Action Plan that is usually required for candidate members.
“We reaffirm the commitment we made at the 2008 summit in Bucharest that Ukraine will become a member of NATO, and today we recognize that Ukraine’s path to full Euro-Atlantic integration has moved beyond the need for the Membership Action Plan,” the statement read.
Kiev will be permitted to join the US-led bloc “when conditions are met”
Ukraine has become “increasingly interoperable and politically integrated with the US-led bloc,” it stated. It also outlined the need for “additional democratic and security sector reforms” in the country.
“The alliance will support Ukraine in making these reforms on its path towards future membership. We will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance when allies agree and conditions are met,” the statement concluded.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg further elaborated on the matter at a press conference, stating that the bloc must first ensure that Ukraine achieves a “victory” in its ongoing conflict with Russia. Should Kiev not succeed, its NATO membership will be out of the question, he warned.
Erdogan agreed Sweden entry in NATO to Help Ukraine e Provoke Russia
The decision to favor Ukraine’s entry into NATO is in fact an action of psychological geopolitical strategy rather than a concrete possibility as the American president Joe Biden, representative of the most powerful nation of the Atlantic Alliance, has already said that this cannot happen as long as there is a war going on. Biden knows perfectly well that he would have a hard time getting a favorable vote in Congress.
Especially after the US controversial decision to supply the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensjy with cluster bombs banned in 120 countries around the world.
But this maneuver comes after Turkey, through the mouth of President Recpe Tayyp Erdogan, expressed its support for Kiev’s accession to NATO, effectively conditioning it on its vote in favor of Sweden’s entry.
Before the Vilnius summit Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to support Sweden’s membership of Nato, the military alliance has said, paving the way for the Nordic country to join the US-led bloc after more than a year of opposition from Ankara.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Swedish Prime minister Ulf Kristersson, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met again in Vilnius to discuss Sweden’s accession to the alliance, the TRT television channel reported on Monday.
According to Financial Times, Erdoğan’s decision to lift his veto, after a last-ditch meeting with the leaders of Sweden and Nato on Monday evening, came after Turkey’s president linked his support for Stockholm’s accession to Turkey’s long-stalled EU bid.
“The lifting of Erdoğan’s block, which came after Stockholm made fresh anti-terrorism pledges, opens the way for Turkey’s parliament to approve Swedish entry into the US-led military alliance, a step seen as critical to strengthening the defence of eastern Europe in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” FT wrote.
Turkey’s president agreed to “forward the accession protocol for Sweden [to join Nato] to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and work closely with the assembly to ensure ratification”, Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said after hours of negotiations with the leaders of Turkey and Sweden.
This move by Erdogan appears aimed at a sort of blackmail against Russia which has no intention of renewing the agreement on the protected corridor for the transit of grain which, if obstructed, would cause Turkey to lose millions of euros in customs duties.
Turkey becomes an Unfriendly Nation for Moscow
This is the only explanation for the change of orientation decided by Ankara that Moscow has already been labeled as a betrayal. Türkiye’s latest statements and actions show that it is sliding towards the group of nations that Moscow considers unfriendly, Russian Senator Viktor Bondarev has said.
A member of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, and chair of the body’s defense and security committee, Bondarev also suggested in comments to the TASS news agency on Monday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is caving to pressure from the West.
The senator cited Ankara’s stated support for Ukraine’s bid to join NATO and the subsequent decision to release from custody five commanders of the notorious Azov regiment as moves that have undermined Turkish neutrality.
“Certainly, national security and national interest have the priority. But even under serious Western pressure one should preserve their face, as Hungarian leader Viktor Orban demonstrated repeatedly,” the senator said.
Erdogan’s decision in favor of Sweden denotes the total unreliability of the NATO “jihadist” who is ready to wage ferocious wars in Syria and Libya using former Al Qaeda and ISIS fighters as mercenaries, under the aegis of NATO.
Erdogan Hugs the Country which allowed the Koran Burning
But above all it highlights the lack of respect for the Islamic fundamentalists who allowed him to win the recent elections. Only a few days ago he had in fact used very harsh words against Sweden which had allowed a demonstration in which the Koran, the sacred book of Islam, was burned.
Turkey’s foreign minister Tuesday that Swedish authorities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning protests in their country is raising security concerns and questions about Sweden’s credentials for possible NATO membership.
Sweden and Finland abandoned their decades-long neutrality and applied to join NATO last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But Hakan Fidan said Turkey would still approve Sweden’s membership in the military alliance if Stockholm “completes its homework” and presses ahead with efforts to address Turkey’s concerns.
“The fact that the Swedish security system is incapable of preventing provocations and is presenting an image of a (country) that brings problems to NATO — instead of more power — is making us think in terms of the strategic and security aspects,” Fidan said at a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart.
“When it comes to Sweden’s membership in NATO, whether it will become a burden or a benefit has become more open to debate,” he said.
The 57-country-strong Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said international law and other collective measures are needed to prevent future incidents involving the desecration of the Quran.
“I feel indignant and disgusted by these actions,” Pope Francis expressed to Hamad Al-Kaabi, editor of the UAE’s daily Al-Ittihad, regarding the burning of pages of the Quran in Sweden in recent days.
“Any book considered sacred by its people must be respected out of respect for its believers, and freedom of expression must never be used as an excuse to despise others, and to allow this, must be rejected and condemned.” said the Pontifex of Catholic Church.
But we must remember that the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious and political organization that supports Erdogan, was born for geopolitical reasons under the covert direction of Western Freemasonry and has military purposes even before religious ones.
Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio
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Zelensky ends up ’empty-handed’ in Vilnius; no NATO timetable provided
- ByAl Mayadeen English
- Source: Agencies
- 11 Jul 2023 22:32
The NATO Secretary-General says there was no point in discussing Ukraine’s membership if the country did not win the war.
- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP)
NATO leaders on Tuesday crushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s aspirations for a clear schedule for joining the alliance, saying they would only extend an invitation to join if “conditions are met.”
At a NATO conference in Vilnius, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized that the alliance had never used “stronger language” to support Ukraine in its tough battle against Russia, although leaders vowed that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO,” vowing in a statement that they would extend an invitation to Kiev when conditions are met.
However, the refusal to move any further than a 2008 pledge on future membership proved to be a cruel blow to Zelensky, who was in Vilnius to push his bid further.
Read more: Nearly half of Poles against immediate Ukrainian NATO membership: poll
Zelensky Tweeted that there was “no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the alliance. This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine’s membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror,” he added.
Zelensky added that “NATO will give Ukraine security, Ukraine will make NATO stronger,” asserting that uncertainty is a weakness.
While Zelensky addressed the meeting in Vilnius, Russia announced that its forces advanced more than 1.5 kilometers on the eastern front.
With Zelensky’s dreams for a membership timeline dashed, Western diplomats emphasized that there would be a larger package of support ideas meant to give Ukraine a military advantage in the war.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany said the G7 group of major industrialized nations will publish a declaration on long-term support that would kick in after “peace is obtained.” This is anticipated to be confirmed on Wednesday, following the conclusion of the NATO meeting.
President Emmanuel Macron also said France will join the United Kingdom in sending long-range SCALP or Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, allowing it to hit Russian targets far behind the front lines.
Furthermore, Denmark and the Netherlands announced that an 11-nation coalition will begin training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter planes next month, with a new training base to be established in Romania.
Read more: Two EU members oppose Ukraine’s candidacy: Bloomberg
Biden, who is scheduled to meet with Zelensky on Wednesday, has stated that there is no consensus to award Kiev membership while the confrontation with Russia is ongoing since this would draw NATO directly into the fight.
Alliance leaders approved new regional strategies against any future Russian attack and agreed to increase defense budget objectives.
They decided that their previously set target of spending 2% of national GDP on defense would become the bare minimum.
According to the summit’s communique, “We do so recognizing more is needed urgently to sustainably meet our commitments as NATO allies,” adding that “we affirm that in many cases, expenditure beyond 2 percent of GDP will be needed in order to remedy existing shortfalls and meet the requirements.”
The communique added that NATO and allies will “continue to improve IAMD [NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence] capabilities, such as surveillance, interceptors, and command and control. We will continue to take into account the increasingly diverse and challenging air and missile threats ranging from simple Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to sophisticated hypersonic missiles.”
Circumstances to use nuclear weapons ‘extremely remote’
The communique also stated that circumstances in which the alliance will utilize nuclear weapons are “extremely remote”, claiming that the goal of the alliance is a “safer world for all” and that any use of nuclear weapons against NATO would “fundamentally alter the nature of a conflict.”
The alliance also vowed to strengthen training and drills in order to facilitate “greater coherence between conventional and nuclear components of NATO’s deterrence and defense posture across all domains and the entire spectrum of conflict.”
In addition, “NATO and Allies continue to improve IAMD [NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence] capabilities, such as surveillance, interceptors, and command and control. We will continue to take into account the increasingly diverse and challenging air and missile threats ranging from simple Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to sophisticated hypersonic missiles,” the communique said.
In a press conference, Stoltenberg stated that the most urgent task at hand was ensuring Ukraine prevails in the war because according to him, if it does not, then the discussion around its membership is useless.
Zelensky stated that will set off from the meeting in hopes that NATO’s hesitation becomes confidence “in the solutions that we deserve.”
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