Erdogan urges NATO allies to ‘respect’ Turkey’s concerns over Finland, Sweden membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has threatened to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, urges the alliance’s members to “respect” Ankara’s concerns regarding the two countries, which Turkey accuses of providing safe haven to terrorists. Erdogan has accused Stockholm of providing safe haven to members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) designated as terror groups by Ankara.

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