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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lili Bayer in Brussels

Why is Orbán blocking Sweden’s entry to Nato – and what happens next?

Viktor Orbán and Ulf Kristersson
Viktor Orbán, left, has publicly invited Sweden’s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, right, to Hungary for talks, but officials are cautious. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

Sweden is closer than ever to becoming a Nato member – but its accession to the western military alliance, which has faced delays for more than a year, is still not a done deal.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago prompted Sweden and Finland to shift long-held security policies, and the two countries applied to join Nato in May 2022.

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