The United States Senate this Wednesday supported the entry into the NATO of Sweden and Finlanda decisive step in the American ratification of the accession of both countries to the Atlantic alliance.
The Democrat-controlled Senate gave 95 votes to one against.
The Senate also passed an amendment requiring all NATO members to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense and 20% of their defense budget on “large equipment, research and development” by 2024.
Instead, he rejected an amendment tabled by Republicans that compromised the NATO defending its members is beyond the power of Congress to allow the use of military force.
The ratification process for the accession of new members to NATO varies from country to country: in United States the approval of two-thirds of the Senate and subsequent signature of the President is required.
Source: El heraldo
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