Nine NATO States Urge Alliance to Shore Up Its Eastern Flank
Source: Bloomberg
Nine NATO member states in eastern Europe urged the military alliance to boost its presence in the region to address increased security threats stemming from Russia, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said.
After an online meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, the countries agreed to maintain a joint stance during the alliance’s summit next month to highlight the importance of the region stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.
“NATO needs to continue to strengthen its defense and deterrent stance, especially on the eastern flank,” Iohannis said in a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda. “That’s why we argued in favor of an increased military presence of the allied forces, including the U.S., in Romania and on the eastern flank.”
Tensions have frequently flared between Russia and NATO’s easternmost members since they joined the alliance in a rush to escape Moscow’s embrace and re-integrate with the U.S. and western Europe following the collapse of communism.
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