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    Turkey's president opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

    by The Associated Press May 13, 2022 3 minutes

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is "not favorable" toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating Turkey could use its membership in the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries.

    "We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland, but we are not of a favorable opinion," Erdogan told reporters.

    The Turkish leader explained his opposition by citing Sweden and other Scandinavian countries' alleged support for Kurdish militants

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