US Congress members urged Orban to approve Sweden's NATO membership
Members of the US Congress have called on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to ratify Sweden's application to join NATO, TASS reports with reference to The Associated Press
In a statement, senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis said, “Despite its numerous prior public commitments, Hungary is the last remaining NATO member to have not ratified Sweden's bid [to join the bloc], and both time and patience are wearing thin."
Lawmakers stated that by its inaction Budapest ‘risks irrevocably spoiling relations’ with Washington and the North Atlantic Alliance.
In addition, the Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin, in a separate statement mentioned the possibility of imposing sanctions on Hungary for its conduct. He called Orban ‘the least reliable member of NATO’.
