US Defense Secretary Austin Pushes for Sweden's NATO Membership Before July Summit
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Sweden to show support for the country's bid to join NATO, marking the first visit of a Pentagon chief in over 20 years. Turkey and Hungary are currently holding up Sweden's accession, but momentum appears to be building after Turkey dropped its objections to Sweden's neighbor, Finland, joining the military alliance. Austin hopes to see Stockholm join NATO before the July leaders' summit and encourages Turkey and Hungary to ratify Sweden's accession as soon as possible.
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