Slovakia Lawmakers Approve Defense Military Treaty With US

Thousands of Slovaks rally to protest a defense military treaty between this NATO member and the United States, in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Feb. 8, 2022. Pavol Zachar/TASR via AP

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia—Slovakia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a defense military treaty with the United States.

The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79–60 in the 150-seat legislature in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition.