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#NATO_Enlargement: The crisis surrounding Sweden's entry into NATO is deliberately provoked by Turkey (and now apparently exploited by Hungary as well), which demands in return the extradition of 120 Kurds. Erdogan argued that, unlike in Sweden, Turkish legal proceedings will⤵️
be brought forward so that Finland is finalized before the Turkish elections in mid-May. Ankara steers the crisis around Sweden’s security in a highly uncertain geopolitical context to extort concessions from Stockholm. Erdogan is decoupling Finland from Sweden by saying that⤵️
Turkey is promoting an "open policy" regarding NATO enlargement. This interpretation of "open politics" is at odds with Sweden's liberal policies towards asylum seekers who found refuge while fleeing persecution in Ankara (where they qualify as terrorists). Extraditing⤵️
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