Hungary is the only NATO ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession.
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00:00 Turkish President Recep Erdogan is poised to formally sign a law which will finally
00:05 allow Sweden to join NATO. It comes after the Turkish parliament approved the membership
00:10 bid by 287 votes to 55 with four abstentions. President Erdogan lifted his objection to
00:17 Sweden's bid during a NATO summit in July last year. Now the only green light missing
00:24 is from Hungary, the country's been delaying ratification, alleging that Swedish politicians
00:30 have told blatant lies about the condition of Hungary's democracy. The Hungarian Prime
00:34 Minister has invited his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristorsson to Budapest to discuss the
00:39 Nordic country's entry into NATO. Sweden and Finland abandoned their traditional positions
00:45 of military non-alignment to seek protection under NATO's security umbrella following Russia's
00:51 invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Finland joined the alliance in April, becoming NATO's
00:57 31st member.
00:59 [COUGH]
01:00 (whooshing)