Hungarian Parliament Finally Approves Sweden’s NATO Accession Bid – Leaders Vow To Be ‘Prepared To Die for Each Other’
The wait is over. After months of negotiations and threats, Hungary approved Sweden’s NATO accession bid almost two years after it first applied to join the military alliance.
Hungarian lawmakers finally voted in favor of Sweden’s membership after overcoming staunch opposition from governing party members.
CNBC reported:
“The Scandinavian country will become the 32nd NATO member, coming under the fold of Article 5 of the treaty, which vows that an attack on one member is an attack on all of them.”
After the start of the war in Ukraine, Sweden applied to join NATO, in a historic reversal of its policy of military non-alignment.
Its accession expands NATO’s presence in northern Europe and further encircles Russia in a dangerous escalation of the alliance’s eastward expansion.
