Biden didn’t go to Turkey, and things aren’t okay with Erdogan 

The Turkish president announces plans for another invasion of Syria, while digging in on rejecting admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO. 
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after their meeting on Fe. 03, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. - Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Erdogan: ‘Let me underscore it once again’

Asked on May 18 how he would convince Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to agree to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, US President Joe Biden said, "I’m not going to Turkey, but I think we’re going to be OK."

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