More than two-thirds of the US Senate approved Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO late on Wednesday.
The most significant expansion of the alliance since the 1990s when Central and Eastern Europe was breaking free from the Soviet Union.
The US approves Sweden's NATO application – eight countries remain
2022-08-03T22:29:07.008Z
At midnight it was clear, the US approves Sweden and Finland's NATO membership. Eight member countries of the defense alliance remain to approve.
Source: svt