After the Russia-Ukraine war, a remarkable move came from Finland, which knocked on NATO’s door against the Russian threat, but Turkey offered conditions for membership. The Helsinki administration, which has been implementing an arms embargo on Turkey since 2019, lifted the embargo in question.
In the statement made by the Finnish Ministry of Defense, it was announced that the ‘military equipment export embargo’ applied to Turkey since 2019 has been lifted and a license has been granted to Turkey for the sale of weapons.
Special Advisor to the Ministry of Defense Riikka Pitkanen told the press that the export license is related to the sale of steel to be used for armor to the Turkish company, “Since October 2019, Turkey has not been granted a commercial export license.” said.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Finland suspended new licenses for military exports to Turkey in October 2019 due to Turkey’s military operation in Syria. In September last year, Sweden lifted the ban on military exports to Turkey.
The negotiations between Sweden and Finland on NATO’s accession with Turkey, the provocative action organized by the Danish far-right Tight Direction Party leader Rasmus Paludan by burning the Qur’an in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, and the supporters of the terrorist organization PKK/YPG. He had reached a dead end after the anti-Turkey protests he organized. (UAV)