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US Senate endorses NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
Story: In a major blow to Russia, the US Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO. This is the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s. 1…“The Senate easily surpassed the two-thirds majority required in the 100-member Congress needed to ratify Swedish and Finnish immigration documents. “Russia’s gratuitous aggression against Ukraine has changed the way we think about world security. That’s why I believe that these two great democracies, Sweden and Finland, have changed.” I strongly support the nation’s decision to join NATO, the most important and defensive alliance in the world: “Missouri Republican Josh Hawley was the only one to vote against the move. US forces in Europe, more men, more firepower, more resources, more spending, and not just now, but for the long term. Moscow has repeatedly warned both countries not to join the alliance. They can participate in NATO meetings and have greater access to their information. It is not protected by Article 5, which states that an attack on NATO is an attack on all. Last month, all 30 NATO allies signed the Accession Protocol. The pair will become the newest members of the Nuclear Armed Alliance, not only protected under Article 5. But ratification could take up to a year.Some include Canada, Germany and Italy. countries approved.