Turkey scores with NATO brinkmanship, flexing geopolitical veto

Erdogan signals to Biden he's a dealmaker, but leaves bitter aftertaste among allies

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, objected to Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO, causing headaches for U.S. President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. (Source photos by Reuters) 

KEN MORIYASU and SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/ISTANBUL -- When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sat down with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday, he opened his remarks by noting it had been a while since they had met.

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