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Senate Votes Near-Unanimously In Favor Of Sweden, Finland To Join NATO

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, August 4th, 2022

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Senate Votes Near-Unanimously In Favor Of Sweden, Finland To Join NATO

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 18, 2022. (DoD Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

The Senate on Wednesday evening voted near-unanimously in favor of a resolution to ratify Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO. With the 95 to 1 vote, the U.S. is now the 23rd NATO member to move Sweden and Finland a step closer to becoming the 31st and 32nd member nations of the alliance. The two countries need the approval of all 30 NATO members for final ratification. “Welcoming Sweden and Finland into the NATO alliance will signal the United States’…

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