Finland and Sweden are now one step closer to becoming members of NATO after Turkey dropped its opposition to them joining the alliance, which has been taken in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sweden's bid to join NATO, which had been held up for almost two years, cleared its last hurdle when Hungary gave its go-ahead Monday to let the Nordic country into the alliance.
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