It was a long, tough struggle, but in the end the Turkish parliament approved the expansion of NATO to include Sweden. Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan has been conspicuous for years for his ability to dance at both weddings, NATO and the russian side at the same time without any scruples and to position his interests and those of his country between the major power blocs in order to reap the greatest possible harvest. In terms of foreign policy, hardly anyone can fool this man.

My personal guess is that Sweden's agreement to join NATO was prompted by the fact that his real heartland, the cause of Russia, China and the bricks in general, has proved to be an extremely stable bloc that has no reason to expect any major damage from joining. At the same time, he is sure to be applauded by Nato. Victory Erdogan.