Hungary’s parliament has approved Sweden’s NATO bid, clearing the last obstacle to the country joining the alliance. Sweden and neighbor Finland abandoned their long long-held neutrality following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago. However, a series of objections from NATO member’s Turkey and Hungary slowed Sweden’s path to membership.

The approval by Hungary’s parliament on Monday came 21 months after the Nordic country submitted its membership bid jointly with Finland in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With the wider war now in its third year and support to Kyiv flagging, Sweden’s accession into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization helps bolster Europe’s security amid rising concerns Russia could even target the bloc’s members in the future.

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