Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the war-torn country deserves to join the alliance. 9News
Erdogan made the comment at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who arrived in Turkey as part of a European tour to rally support for Ukraine’s entry into the military alliance after the war with Russia comes to an end.
Sweden, along with Finland, abandoned its decades-long neutrality and applied to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.Turkey’s parliament ratified Finland’s membership earlier this year, after Ankara voiced satisfaction with its efforts to address Turkey’s security concerns. The deal, which helped temper rising global food prices, is set to expire on July 17. Russia has been reluctant to extend the deal, citing obstacles to its own exports of food and fertiliser.“We are continuing our work on the grain corridor issue. We are working to see how long we can extend it after July 17,” Erdogan said.“Russia behaves as if it owns the entire Black Sea, as if it is the owner here,” said Zelenskyy, making his first trip to Turkey since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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