Senate votes to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

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.

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.

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…

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…

U.S. Senate approves Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Sweden and Finland applied to join the Western defence alliance in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

China’s threat: US Senate votes to approve Sweden, Finland joining NATO

The United States (US) Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on