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Stockholm Offers Fighter Jets for Ukraine if Sweden is Allowed to Join NATO (www.nytimes.com)

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Stockholm Offers Fighter Jets for Ukraine if Sweden is Allowed to Join NATO

The offer appeared to be the latest move in an ongoing diplomatic effort to persuade Turkey to drop its objection to Sweden joining the military alliance.

The Swedish defense ministry said on Friday it could contribute its Gripen warplanes to a Western coalition that is trying to speed fighter jets to Ukraine — but only after Sweden is allowed into NATO.

The offer, included in a $200 million package of weapons, 155-millimeter caliber ammunition and other defense support for Ukraine, was the latest move in an ongoing diplomatic effort to persuade Turkey to drop its objection to Sweden joining the military alliance.

“Support in the form of JAS-39 Gripen would be conditional on Sweden first becoming a member of NATO,” the Swedish Defense Ministry said in a statement.

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[-] realitista@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Why would this get Erdogan to do anything though?

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Because the entire rest of NATO will lean on him even harder.

Tangentially, it might be a very shrewd tactic for Sweden to offer a deal to Turkey on some fighters. THAT might be a clear enough quid pro quo for Erdogan to accept.

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, that's more the horsetrading Erdogan that I know. I don't think NATO is holding back on leaning on him, but he's waiting for his kickback.

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