U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Publicat:The U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden‘s accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it responds to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. The Senate voted 95 to 1 to support ratification of accession documents, easily surpassing the two-thirds majority of 67 votes required […] The post U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden joining NATO appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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