Turkey’s Erdoğan ties approval of US F-16s to Sweden’s NATO accession

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  4. Turkey is not a reliable partner, but they’ve got the West by the short and curlies with their control of the Bosphorus. Can’t live with ’em can’t live without ’em.

  5. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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    – Economist (A): [Turkey’s economy has improved, but its foreign policy is still messy](https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/12/11/turkeys-economy-has-improved-but-its-foreign-policy-is-still-messy)
    – Reuters (A+): [Erdogan says signals from US, Canada may help Turkey move on Sweden NATO bid](https://www.reuters.com/world/erdogan-says-signals-us-canada-could-help-turkey-move-sweden-nato-bid-2023-12-19/)
    – ABC News (B+): [Turkey links Sweden’s NATO bid to US approving F-16 jet sales and Canada arms embargo](https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkey-links-swedens-nato-bid-us-approving-16-105769745)
    – Globe and Mail (A-): [Erdogan says signals from U.S., Canada may help Turkey move toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO bid](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-erdogan-says-signals-from-us-canada-may-help-turkey-move-toward/)

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  6. Forget f-16’s, Couldn’t this guy have had f-35’s already if he hadn’t chosen Russian s-400’s instead? What a goof

  7. I like how some countries constantly blackmail the EU and NATO. That’s what they deserve.

  8. I am from Sweden. We can have our other defence agreements (such as the new one with the US) instead.

    Erdogan can fly paper planes.

  9. One can hope that tourism will dwindle there in Turkey. Except Russian that still has passports but that’s in decline already.

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