The US Senate’s approval of Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
The US Senate approved the membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO with 95 votes in favor and only 1 vote against, under the pretext of the consequences of Russia’s operations in Ukraine.
Despite Russia’s warnings about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the US Senate approved the membership of Sweden and Finland in this military alliance on Thursday morning.
More than two-thirds of US senators voted for Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, which is the most important expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s.
According to Reuters news agency, the US Senate approved the membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO with 95 votes in favor and only 1 vote against, under the pretext of the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The plan to join Finland and Sweden to NATO, of course, requires the approval of other member countries of this military alliance, a process that experts say may take months, and after completion, Article 5 protection will be granted to the two historically neutral countries.
In the meantime, these countries are considered NATO partners and will participate in military exercises with the United States and other NATO countries.
About a month ago, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the process of approving the accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance officially began with the signing of the membership protocols. (More details)
After the signing of the accession protocols of Sweden and Finland, this issue will be sent to all NATO member states for approval, so that they may approve the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO according to their domestic laws.
Movements for the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO have been made in a situation where these two countries have traditionally adopted a policy of neutrality during the past decades, but following Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and the provocative positions of Western countries, Stockholm and Helsinki want to join NATO and Abandoning the policy of neutrality.
