It doesnt matter what russia says or does in this regard. What is important is if Turkey sticks with it and provides protection for those ships or not.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They won't.

[–] nicolairathjen@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

They did the last time this was an issue.

[+] sunbeam60@lemmy.one -11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, Turkey, the dependable ally which still hasn’t agreed to Sweden’s accession to NATO!

[–] mim 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You should check the news.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

All I’ve seen are words from Turkey. First the words were “we won’t accept Sweden”. Then the words were “we will accept Sweden”. Still Turkey has not officially accepted Sweden and Sweden is not yet a member. Erdogan says a lot. His actions is what I count.

[–] mim 2 points 2 years ago

His country's economy is in the toilet, the last thing he needs it to antagonise one of their largest (if not the largest) trading partner: the EU.

Doubt he will continue blocking it, but time will tell.