Russian official warns of consequences for Turkey backing NATO expansion

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Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky said Turkey should not be 'too flattered about the assurances' it received in exchange for Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

of Russia and chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, wrote that if he were in Turkey's place,"I would not be too flattered about the assurances I received in exchange for not vetoing the Finns' and Swedes' accession to NATO," according to an English translation of his post from the state-run TASS news agency.

Slutsky did not elaborate further on why Turkey should not"flatter" itself over the assurances it received in the agreement. "The accession of Finland and Sweden, in fact, to the front line of the alliance and the rejection of [their] non-aligned status will be the choice of these countries," he added, according to the TASS translation."However, they should clearly understand the consequences such a step would have on their relations with Russia and on the general security architecture in Europe, which is already in deep crisis.

 

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Slutsky should also not be to flattered about auch a shitty surname 😂

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