Mustafa Destici, leader of Turkey's ultranationalist Great Unity Party, said Turkey should not have approved Sweden's NATO membership. According to him, Ankara risks paying for this.
Former intelligence officer of the United States Armed Forces Scott Ritter said that Sweden’s accession to NATO will make the bloc more vulnerable. Earlier, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially approved Turkey's ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO. The politician said Sweden fulfilled all its obligations to Turkey.