U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden joining NATO
STORY: In a major rebuke to Russia, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to let Finland and Sweden join NATO - the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s.
“On this vote the Yeas are 95, the Nays are one..."
The Senate easily surpassed the two-thirds majority required in the 100-member chamber to ratify Sweden's and Finland's entry documents.
Senators from both parties strongly endorsed their membership into the U.S.-led alliance.
Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar spoke before the vote.
"Russia's unprovoked aggression in Ukraine has changed how we think about the world's security. That's why I strongly support the decision of these two great democracies, Sweden and Finland, to join the most important and defensive alliance in the world: NATO."
Missouri Republican Josh Hawley was the lone vote against the motion.
“Expanding NATO will require more United States forces in Europe, more manpower, more firepower, more resources, more spending, and not just now but over the long haul.''
“Our foreign policy should be about protecting the United States, our freedoms, our people, our way of life. And expanding NATO, I believe, would not to do that.”
Helsinki and Stockholm applied for membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Moscow has repeatedly warned both countries against joining the alliance.
Up until now, the two have been able to participate in NATO meetings and have greater access to their intelligence.
But they are not protected by Article Five which states that an attack on one NATO ally is an attack against all.
Last month, all 30 NATO allies signed the accession protocol.
And once all members ratify the decision, the pair will become the newest members of the nuclear-armed alliance.
As well as be protected under Article Five.
But ratification could take up to a year.
However, it has already been approved by a few countries including Canada, Germany and Italy.
相關影片推薦
- 1:37虎山巖金針花開了!假日估湧2萬人 聯外道塞爆華視影音12,027 次觀看・12 小時前
- 1:42【直擊】余天孫子女終於回家了!樂樂緊抱余筱萍 拉著余祥銓捨不得放娛樂星聞57,629 次觀看・8 小時前
- 4:13電動車舊電池怎麼處理?回收利用!德國之聲6,349 次觀看・9 小時前
- 1:07台鐵舊自強故障臨時換車! 旅客控「買座票變站票」東森新聞影音2,718 次觀看・9 小時前
- 1:41都更後變無家可歸! 住戶拿70萬怨:廁所都買不到東森新聞影音84,538 次觀看・1 天前
- 2:02停紅燈遭後車撞亡 業務員上班遇死劫獨留妻兒TVBS新聞網影音6,183 次觀看・1 天前
- 1:29殯葬大亨董娘車禍 新畫面曝肇事駕駛違規蛇行|#鏡新聞鏡新聞103,468 次觀看・1 天前
- 1:53近千筆罰單未繳清 休旅車違規上路被當場拔牌民視影音8,260 次觀看・6 小時前
- 1:45「刑事戰將」遭收押 同寢被告挑選背景單純|#鏡新聞鏡新聞1,024 次觀看・10 小時前
- 1:188噸全新大鋼牙上陣! 花蓮藍天麗池飯店開拆TVBS新聞網影音9,725 次觀看・4 小時前
熱門必看
- 13:05雪力神分析INF人!精彩到連唐老師都忘了講星座!?Ep.216-3唐綺陽談星室25,517 次觀看・4 天前
- 14:06到京都別只衝伏見稻荷神社 想變美、求戀愛運來這才內行Yahoo創作摩人4,211 次觀看・5 天前
- 11:30【淚之女婿】突變劇情被罵爆... 原來賢祐就是白血球?眼淚是海仁找回記憶關鍵?七大《女王》解析&主演幕後故事Ki笑人生20,024 次觀看・2 天前
- 8:05拿水沖香奈兒!?90萬小廢包沒人帶?! 2024精品新趨勢 永續環保最時尚!!Sherry袁曼軒2,913 次觀看・5 天前
- 7:40花200萬存0056後悔了?4年定期定額0050與0056投報大公開!SHIN LI20,753 次觀看・4 天前