U.S. Senators Press Hungary to Approve Sweden's NATO Bid

Bipartisan delegation visits Budapest, signaling potential ratification in the upcoming parliamentary session.

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visited Hungary to urge the nationalist government to approve Sweden's NATO bid, with Hungary being the only NATO member not to have ratified it.
The senators will submit a resolution to Congress condemning Hungary's democratic backsliding and urging the lifting of the block on Sweden's NATO accession.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicated that the legislature might soon approve Sweden's NATO bid, aiming for ratification at the beginning of the spring session of Parliament.
The resolution criticizes Orbán's warm relations with Russia and China, and notes Hungary's resistance to EU sanctions against Russia.
Hungary's delay in ratifying Sweden's NATO bid has soured relations with the United States and raised concerns among allies.