Posted 1/24/2024, 1:46:37 PM
Hungary to Fast-Track Sweden's NATO Bid After Backlash for Delay Tactics
- Hungarian PM Orban to urge ratification of Sweden's NATO membership "at the first possible opportunity" after overplaying his hand
- Orban left ratification languishing for over a year, facing pressure from NATO and EU allies following Turkey's approval
- Hungary's parliament expected to reconvene Feb. 26, potentially clearing way for ratification
- Orban invited Swedish PM Kristersson to Budapest in an apparent face-saving gesture
- Hungary has extracted concessions by obstructing Sweden's bid, but may have gone too far in eroding goodwill of allies