Sweden and Finland have both recently submitted their official applications to join NATO. With fears looming as Russia has promised unforeseen consequences to the two countries, they have both been granted security by the United States as the filings go through.

However, President Erdogan of Turkey has said that he will oppose the two nordic countries from admittance into NATO because they have both supported members of the separatist Kurdistan’s Workers Pary (PKK).

The Kurdistan Workers Party and Turkey have been in conflict for decades and the group/party has been listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey, the United States, and the European Union. Erdogan claims Sweden and Finland have both welcomed PKK refugees and refused Turkey’s extradition requests.

How will this whole debacle turn out as it’s a NATO rule that any country that is already a member of NATO can single-handedly block a prospective member? Can Sweden, Finland, or even NATO do anything to sway the mind of the Turkish president? Can NATO do a whole two for one deal and kick out Turkey to gain Sweden and Finland? What do you think?