US Senate votes in favor of Finland, Sweden joining NATO

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US Senate votes in favor of Finland, Sweden joining NATO
By Ellen Knickmeyer, The Associated Press and Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press
Aug 3, 08:18 PM
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, is flanked by Paivi Nevala, minister counselor of the Finnish Embassy, left, and Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden's ambassador to the U.S., as he welcomes diplomats just before the Senate vote to ratify NATO membership for the two nations in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

U.S. Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.

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