While Sweden and Finland banned arms exports to Turkey after its incursion into northern Syria against the People’s Defence Units (YPG), Sweden has decided to resume the export of weapons and military equipment to Ankara.
Following Turkey’s blackmail against the NATO membership bid, Sweden has decided to resume the export of weapons and military equipment to Ankara.
Previously, Turkey had sought a series of concessions to approve Sweden's membership in NATO.
One of these concessions was the lifting of the arms embargo on Turkey which had been in place since 2019. Despite strong public reaction, the Swedish government deferred to the Turkish blackmail and decided to resume the export of weapons and military equipment. The announcement was made by Sweden's Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP).
