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Senate votes to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

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More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO. It is the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it faces fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sweden and Finland applied in May, setting their longstanding stance of military nonalignment aside. It was a shift of major security arrangements for the two countries after Russia launched war on Ukraine. The two countries have won ratification from more than half of the NATO member nations in the roughly three months since the two applied.

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New Hampshire Union Leader

Senate votes in favor of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, approving historic expansion of the military alliance

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday ratified the accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO, approving one of the most significant expansions of the military alliance in decades as the West fortifies Europe against Russian aggression.

3 years ago·New Hampshire, United States

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The Daily Signal

Senate Overwhelmingly Votes for Sweden, Finland to Join NATO

The treaty allowing Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization clears the Senate by a vote of 95-1.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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WND

Senate votes to allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO

By Carl DeMarco Daily Caller News FoundationThe United States Senate voted to approve a treaty to allow Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday.The treaty received bipartisan support and was passed with 95-1 votes in favor of expanding NATO, The New York Times reported. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voiced their support for the ratification of the treaty and the gr…

3 years ago·Medford, United States

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WISH-TV

Senate backs Finland, Sweden for NATO 95-1, rebuking Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.Wednesday’s 95-1 vote — for the candidacy of two Western European nations that, until Russia’s war against Ukraine, had long avoided military a…

3 years ago·Indianapolis, United States

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