A few hours before the start of the NATO summit in Vilna this morning, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has addressed the press. The leader has affirmed that the Turkish unblocking of the entry of Sweden announced this Monday from the Lithuanian capital, already “historical before we start” the appointment in Lithuania.
The occasion has brought together the leaders of the 31 member countries in addition to Sweden, also invited to the event. The unlocking decision has come after the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristerssonand the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have sat down at the meeting table. Stoltenberg has pointed out that it is an approach that shows that “We are in a historic moment”.
the ukrainian question
With this decision, Türkiye it distances itself without palliatives from the interests of Moscow. He Kremlin has suffered the first blow at a summit that will address the issue of the invasion of Ukraine among other issues and in which Russia’s objectives may be harmed.
Zelensky hopes that this NATO summit will result in greater support for the ukrainian resistance by the West. The Alliance must offer mediation but without making promises that are impossible to carry out, something that will not be so easy.
For now, the opening of this summit that hosts Lithuania Leave for posterity moments as marked as this unlocking.
