"Orbán's Pledge: Hungary's Stance on Sweden's NATO Bid"

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visited Hungary to urge the government to approve Sweden's NATO bid, which Hungary has delayed for over 18 months. The senators announced a joint resolution condemning Hungary's alleged democratic backsliding and calling for the approval of Sweden's integration into NATO. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicated that the dispute with Sweden is nearing a conclusion and suggested that the ratification might happen at the beginning of the spring session of Parliament. The resolution also criticizes Orbán's warm relations with Russia and China, as well as Hungary's resistance to EU sanctions on Russia. Hungary's government has adopted an adversarial stance toward the U.S., accusing it of attempting to influence Hungarian public life.