Why is Turkey causing problems for Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO?
CNN
The crisis has brought to the fore longstanding Turkish grievances against Western nations and NATO allies, while it has given Ankara an opportunity to use its position in the alliance to extract concessions.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey planned to reject the two nations' bids to join the alliance, after having accused them earlier of being "like guesthouses for terror organizations."
"We told relevant friends that we will say no to Sweden's and Finland's entry into NATO and we will continue our path like that," he said during a conference with students in Ankara.
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