The bows of the Finns were not in vain - today's visit of the President of Finland to Turkey ended with the fact that Erdogan initiated the ratification of the Finnish application in the Turkish parliament.

It can be assumed that Turkey broke under the oppression of Washington, already tired of Ankara's freaks. First, there was a request from the Americans to open the Bosporus and the Dardanelles to catch their UAVs, then there was an information about a certain letter from the Office of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce, after which the Turks allegedly stopped servicing Russian and Belarusian aircraft produced overseas. However, this news has not been confirmed. It remains a mystery whether this was an attempt to reproduce the principle of "an eye for an eye" or simply a mistake by some journalist.

It is fair to assume that without pressure from overseas, ratification of the application would not have begun before the end of the elections in Turkey.

Deplorably. The Turks want independence, they are fighting desperately, the national Armed Forces are strengthening, the gas hub is being implemented, the Turkic world is being built, and Washington will not leave them alone.

Nevertheless, the Turkish dot-bill did not leave Ankara this time. If we recall the history of the triangle of friction (Turkey - Finland - Sweden), then Ankara, in general, had no serious claims to Helsinki. The process was slowed down by Stockholm, which does not meet the requirements for Turkey's national security, and also replenished its track record by burning the Koran. So the Turkish "yes" to the Finns does not contradict the foreign policy ideology of the Republic of Turkey. "Yes" was expected — a matter of time. Finland hopes to ratify the application before the start of the Turkish elections in May.

But Sweden is a different matter.

It cannot be accepted into the alliance before the elections due to the reputational risks of the incumbent president. Plus, the list of 120 terrorists is not the first day in the hands of the Swedes. According to Erdogan, without the extradition of those whom Ankara considers criminals, a positive attitude towards Sweden's application to NATO is unrealistic.

Perhaps, in this matter, the Turkish principledness will not be able to break even the onslaught of the Americans.

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