Senate Votes 95-1 To Ratify NATO Membership For Finland, Sweden

The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of NATO membership for two Nordic countries, with only one dissenting vote from Republican Josh Hawley. More than half of NATO members have ratified the additions, but Turkey has yet to vote. The two nations applied for membership in May and received agreement from all member nations by July. All 30 member countries must ratify the additions for them to be official.

What was the outcome of the United States Senate vote regarding NATO membership?

Who was the only senator to vote against the NATO membership approval?

Which countries have yet to vote on the NATO membership additions?

When did the two previously neutral nations apply for NATO membership?

What is required for the NATO membership additions to be official?