On Monday 26 February, the Hungarian Parliament is preparing to approve Sweden's accession to NATO. This is the final step for the Nordic country wishing to join the Atlantic Alliance since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ednews informs citing Le Monde.
The wait has been long and the road chaotic: the negotiations with Turkey, concluded with a positive vote in January, have been compounded by the procrastination of Hungarian nationalist leader Viktor Orban. Although he had agreed in principle for a long time, before completing the process he demanded "respect" from Stockholm, which he considered too critical of his policies.
The situation has finally unblocked in recent weeks, with the visit on Friday of the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, marking the epilogue to a "long process of rebuilding trust", in the words of Mr Orban. To seal this cooperation, the two countries announced that Budapest would purchase four fighter aircraft from Sweden, to bolster its current fleet of fourteen Gripen aircraft.
