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#Sweden

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Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin

“My approval of Turkey's request to purchase F-16 aircraft has been contingent on Turkish approval of Sweden's NATO membership. But make no mistake: This was not a decision I came to lightly. I look forward to beginning this new chapter in our relationship with Turkey, expanding the NATO alliance, and working with our global allies in standing up to ongoing Russian aggression against its peaceful neighbours.”

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United States Democratic Senator - Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
27 Jan 2024 (approx) 4 4
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Valery Gerasimov
Valery Gerasimov

“The system of mobilisation training in our country was not fully adapted to the new modern economic relations. So I had to fix everything on the go. Military reforms announced mid-January could be adjusted to respond to security threats. Today, such [security] threats include the aspirations of the North Atlantic Alliance to expand to Finland and Sweden, as well as the use of Ukraine as a tool for waging a hybrid war against our country.”

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Chief of Russia’s military general staff
23 Jan 2023 6 2
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin

“With Sweden and Finland, we don't have the problems that we have with Ukraine. They want to join NATO, go ahead. But they must understand there was no threat before, while now, if military contingents and infrastructure are deployed there, we will have to respond in kind and create the same threats for the territories from which threats towards us are created. Everything was fine between us, but now there might be some tensions, there certainly will. It's inevitable if there is a threat to us.”

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President of Russia
29 Jun 2022 3 3
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Jonah Hull
Jonah Hull

“This allows NATO to put forward a united front in the face of Russian aggression, and that is absolutely core and central to the aims of this summit - not just a united front but an expanded front with two new members.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist
28 Jun 2022 4 2
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“As long as Tayyip Erdogan is at the head of the Republic of Turkey, we cannot say 'yes' to countries that support terror joining NATO. They are not honest or sincere. We cannot repeat the mistake made in the past regarding countries that embrace and feed such terrorists in NATO, which is a security organization.”

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28 May 2022 3 2
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Garret J Martin
Garret J Martin

“The next step is likely to be a flurry of behind-the-scenes diplomacy, and international pressure, to convince Turkey to quickly remove the roadblock. Sweden and Finland will seek to placate Turkey, but we can also expect the US and the EU to play a leading role in this pressure campaign. After all, both have some leverage over Turkey, be it through [Washington's] sale of military equipment or the [EU's] provision of aid as part of the 2016 migration deal. The most likely outcome remains Finland and Sweden joining the alliance very soon. Erdogan is a transactional leader, and the costs of blocking the two Nordic countries - deeply angering Western allies - would far outweigh the benefits in terms of domestic support. Erdogan also briefly blocked in 2009 the nomination of Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO's secretary-general, before relenting after receiving a prize in a high-level appointment for a Turkish official in the alliance. Since the rest of the alliance is welcoming Finland and Sweden with open arms, there is clear political will to overcome this temporary roadblock.”

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Lecturer and co-director of the Transatlantic Policy Center at American University
24 May 2022 7 3
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Murat Ersavci
Murat Ersavci

“Turkish reservations have nothing to do with any sort of appeasement towards Russia. Turkey has always been strongly in favour of NATO enlargement, as seen with the Baltic states, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, as well as Slovenia, Slovakia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Albania and even Georgia. However, the situation is now different. There is a very strong public perception in Turkey that Sweden is assisting Turkey's enemies, and this exerts huge pressure on the government.”

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Former Turkish ambassador to Ireland, Oman, Australia and Belgium
24 May 2022 3 3
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Erdi Ozturk
Erdi Ozturk

“Turkey has every right to block Sweden and Finland's ascension to NATO. However, such a position would be costly as NATO members would likely approach Turkey as a problem child moving forward. It is hard to see Turkey's future position since it is mostly based on domestic political developments. We should remember that Erdogan has been doing these policy changes to win the next election.”

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Associate professor in politics and international relations at London Metropolitan University
24 May 2022 5 3
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“Unless Sweden and Finland clearly show that they will stand in solidarity with Turkey on fundamental issues, especially in the fight against terrorism, we will not approach these countries' NATO membership positively.”

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Turkish President
21 May 2022 5 1
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“NATO expansion is only meaningful for us in proportion to the respect that will be shown to our sensitivities. So you won't give us back terrorists but you ask us for NATO membership? NATO is an entity for security, an organisation for security. Therefore, we cannot say 'yes' to this security organisation being deprived of security.”

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Turkish President
18 May 2022 4 1
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Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg

“This is a historic moment which we must seize. I warmly welcome requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. You are our closest partners, and your membership in NATO will increase our shared security.”

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Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
18 May 2022 2 4
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Alexander Lanoszka
Alexander Lanoszka

“Finland and Sweden have long met the basic requirements for being in NATO, not least because of the strength of their democratic institutions and strong civilian control over their militaries. As such, the process for joining should be speedier and thus smoother than what might have been the case with those countries that were under communist rule during the Cold War.”

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Assistant professor in international relations at the University of Waterloo
18 May 2022 2 4
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Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov

“Finland and Sweden, as well as other neutral countries, have been participating in NATO military exercises for many years. NATO takes their territory into account when planning military advances to the East. So in this sense there is probably not much difference. Let's see how their territory is used in practice in the North Atlantic alliance.”

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Russian Foreign Minister
17 May 2022 5 2
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Sergei Ryabkov
Sergei Ryabkov

“They should have no illusions that we will simply put up with it. The general level of military tension will rise, predictability in this sphere will decrease. It is a shame that common sense is being sacrificed to some phantom provision about what should be done in this unfolding situation.”

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
16 May 2022 3 2
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

“Here absolutely needs to be security guarantees here. They need to stop supporting terrorist organizations. Swedish and Finnish bans on exporting of some of their defence sector goods to Turkey must end. Our stance is perfectly open and clear. This is not a threat, this is not a negotiation where we're trying to leverage our interests. This is not populism either. This is clearly about two potential member states' support for terrorism, and our solid observations about it, this is what we shared.”

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Turkish Foreign Minister
15 May 2022 3 1
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Sanna Marin
Sanna Marin

“We hope the parliament will confirm the decision to apply for NATO membership during the coming days. It will be based on a strong mandate. Hopefully, we can send our applications next week together with Sweden.”

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Prime Minister of Finland
15 May 2022 3 2
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Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg

“Turkey made it clear that its intention is not to block membership. I am confident we'll be able to find common ground, consensus on how to move on membership issues.”

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Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
15 May 2022 3 5
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Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev

“No sane person wants higher prices and higher taxes, increased tensions along borders, Iskanders, hypersonics and ships with nuclear weapons literally at arm's length from their own home. Let's hope that the common sense of our northern neighbours [Sweden and Finland] will win.”

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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman
14 Apr 2022 6 7
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