Senate votes to let Sweden, Finland join NATO
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(Worthy News) – The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to accept the application of Sweden and Finland to join NATO amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The upper chamber voted 95-1 to approve the request, according to USA Today. Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was the only opposition vote.
The junior Missouri senator cited concerns that investing too much of America’s resources in Europe to contain Russia would render it helpless against growing Chinese imperialism. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]
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