Hungary ratifies Sweden's membership in NATO, last country to do so. Hungary had been blocking the process for almost two years.
Stockholm's candidacy was approved by an overwhelming majority of Hungarian MPs (188 out of 199). “A historic day,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson immediately reacted on X (ex-Twitter), adding that “ Sweden is ready to assume its responsibilities in terms of Euro-Atlantic security” Sweden's accession protocol, which requires unanimity of the members of the Atlantic Alliance, had been pending since May 2022.