Its east wing NATO is at the forefront of the collective defense of the Alliance, said the President of the United States Joe Biden at the Bucharest Nine meeting in Warsaw today.

“You are at the forefront of our collective defense,” Biden told the leaders of the nine countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) that joined NATO after the collapse of NATO. Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Moldovan President Maia Sandu is also in Poland, although her country is not a member of NATO.

Earlier, Biden called Russia’s withdrawal from the new START treaty a “big mistake”. When asked by a journalist about yesterday’s statement by Moscow on this matter, he answered succinctly: “a big mistake.”

The NATO Secretary General present at the summit reiterated that Ukraine must receive the assistance it needs and that Russia cannot be allowed to undermine European security.

“We must maintain and strengthen our support for Ukraine. We must give Ukraine everything it needs to win,” said Jens Stoltenberg.

The host of the meeting, Polish President Andrzej Duda, noted that Russian aggression in Ukraine has changed the security situation in Europe, and NATO allies should think about their next steps ahead of the alliance’s summit, which will be held later this year.

Source: APE/MEB