After nearly two years of hard discussions, Sweden’s proposal to join NATO was overwhelmingly accepted by Hungary’s parliament on Monday, paving the path for the Nordic country’s admission and striking a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s geopolitical standing.
The final obstacle to Stockholm’s NATO membership was receiving permission from the Hungarian parliament. Ulf Kristersson, the prime minister of Sweden, traveled to Budapest on Friday to speak with Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, about defense and security cooperation. The parties seemed to have made up, reaching an agreement for Hungary to purchase four brand-new Gripen fighter aircraft manufactured in Sweden.
Just six of the 194 parliamentarians that cast ballots against Sweden’s enlargement.
After Sweden files its instrument of admission with the US government, which serves as the North Atlantic Treaty’s custodian, it will formally become a member of the alliance. Sweden’s entry into the alliance has been confirmed by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, following the approval of the country’s application by all partners.
He declared, “Sweden’s membership will make us all stronger and safer.”
NATO will now have 32 nations as a result of Sweden’s membership, which is ironic considering that Russia partly started its war against Ukraine as a result of the alliance’s expansion into Eastern Europe along its border.
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