France, Feb. 26 -- Hungary's parliament is expected to ratify Sweden's NATO bid on Monday, the final obstacle for an enlargement of the alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A positive vote will conclude over a year of delays by Hungary that is largely dependent on Russia for its energy imports.

Russia's February 2022 invasion prompted Sweden and neighbouring Finland to apply to join the bloc, ending a long-standing stance of non-alignment.

Finland became the 31st member of the US-led defence alliance in April.

But while Hungary repeatedly said it supported Swedish membership in principle, it kept prolonging the process by asking Sweden to stop "vilifying" the Hungarian government.

Budapest also accused Swedish officials ...