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26 Feb 2024

Hungary ends block on Sweden joining NATO, after months of delays and diplomatic wrangling

Hungary was the last major hurdle to historically neutral Sweden joining NATO. Russia has long opposed the expansion, and says it will respond if the alliance establishes a military presence there. Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden’s bid to … Read More

23 Jan 2024

Turkey’s parliament agrees to hold a long-delayed vote on Sweden’s NATO membership

by AP News | posted in: Breaking News, News, World News |

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators scheduled a long-delayed vote Tuesday on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major hurdle for the previously nonaligned Nordic country’s entry into the military alliance. Turkey, a NATO … Read More

22 Dec 2020

Sweden edges closer to NATO membership

by Charlie Duxbury | posted in: European Union, News |

Parliament voted in favor of the NATO option — allowing the country to join the alliance in future. In August, Sweden deployed troops to its Baltic island of Gotland following a security scare triggered by Russian warships | Tom Little/AFP via … Read More