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random-incident t1_jeduuvm wrote
Reply to comment by MeatsimPD in Turkey ratifies Finland’s NATO membership by For_All_Humanity
No they aren’t allowing Sweden to come in at all.
randompantsfoto t1_jeek1tg wrote
Not yet. Upcoming elections will either force Eedogan to fold (if public sentiment is leaning towards allowing Sweden in—his primary opponent is for allowing), or will approve it after he wins (once he gets what he wants from all the arm twisting).
As Sweden (as well as Finland) is part of the EU’s mutual defense pact, under Article 42, the rest of Europe’s member states are beholden to come to their aid regardless, in the event of an attack. It gives the U.K., U.S., and Canada an out if they didn’t want to get involved, but there’s not much chance they’d leave anyone hanging in the event of Russian hijinks.
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