Sputnik is live from Washington, DC, as the US Senate is set to vote on approving Finland and Sweden's accession into NATO.
In order to join the bloc, a candidate must be approved by all member states. Previously, Turkey had objections to letting the Scandinavian nations join the alliance but agreed on the accession after they promised not to support Kurdish groups that Ankara considers to be terrorist.
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