
More than 80 US senators commit to expedite approval of Sweden and Finland's NATO membership
CNN
A group of more than 80 senators across both parties have committed to expediting the approval of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership applications in the Senate and called on President Joe Biden to do the same in the executive branch.
In the letter to Biden sent Tuesday, the senators also said they give their "full support for the United States to provide mutual security assurances to the governments of Sweden and Finland."
"Should these two allies face threats or acts of aggression prior to their potential accession to the alliance, the United States should commit our full support," wrote the senators, led by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Thom Tillis, the co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group.

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