Sweden: Erdogan effigy 'act of sabotage' against NATO bid | AP News

Sweden: Erdogan effigy ‘act of sabotage’ against NATO bid By SUZAN FRASER and JAN M. OLSEN 18 minutes ago Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during the annual Society and Defence Conference in Salen, Sweden, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday denounced a protest by Kurds in central Stockholm, where an effigy of Turkey’s president was hung from a lamppost, as an act of “sabotage” against Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The protest outside City Hall on Wednesday drew an angry backlash from Turkey, a NATO member which already had held off on approving Sweden’s application to become part of the Western military alliance until the government in Stockholm satisfies its demands. More:Sweden: Erdogan effigy 'act of sabotage' against NATO bid | AP News