U.S. President Joe Biden addressed leaders of the NATO military alliance in Poland on Feb. 22, where he pledged continued support for their security after Russia suspended a major nuclear arms control treaty.
Biden addressed leaders from NATO’s eastern flank, colloquially called the “Bucharest Nine,” which joined NATO after decades of the Soviet Union’s communist domination.
The group counts among its members some of the staunchest NATO supporters and advocates for military aid to Ukraine, which has been defending itself from various Russian conquests since 2014.
“As NATO’s eastern flank, you are the frontline of our collective defense,” Biden said during the speech in Warsaw, Poland….