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President Klaus Iohannis and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, have attended, on Tuesday, in the southeastern Smardan Range in Galati County, the Justice Sword 21 multinational military exercise. Today, in exercise, were forces from Romania and forces from Poland. The Polish soldiers are those who came to take part in the Multinational Brigade. It s extremely important that such exercises take place to verify and to increase the degree of interoperability, meaning they work together well, know each other, learn to connect with one another and to be capable of executing combat missions together. When we re speaking of combat missions, I must be very clear here, we are preparing for defense combat missions. It is for us, on the Eastern Flank of NATO, extremely important to have well trained forces, well trained for defense. We are preparing for defense on the Eastern Flank, said President Iohannis.
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The presidents gathering represent the so-called Bucharest Nine, a group of the easternmost members of the Western military alliance. Most of them share a concern about Russia s attempts to reassert its influence over their region, their anxieties growing after Russia annexed Ukraine s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
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Romania Tells Biden More NATO Forces Needed On Eastern Flank
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11 May 2021, 21:15 GMT+10
NATO members from Eastern Europe have pushed for a larger allied military presence on the bloc s eastern flank, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on May 10 after a virtual summit of those states that was also joined by U.S. President Joe Biden. The worrying situation in the Black Sea, which we discussed in detail, proved that we have to keep being vigilant, Iohannis said in Bucharest.
The summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9), a group of European countries on the eastern edge of NATO, was jointly hosted by Iohannis and Polish President Andrzej Duda, who traveled to Bucharest in person.
Romania Tells Biden More NATO Forces Needed On Eastern Flank
May 10, 2021 14:51 GMT
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NATO members from Eastern Europe have pushed for a larger allied military presence on the bloc s eastern flank, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on May 10 after a virtual summit of those states that was also joined by U.S. President Joe Biden. The worrying situation in the Black Sea, which we discussed in detail, proved that we have to keep being vigilant, Iohannis said in Bucharest.
The summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9), a group of European countries on the eastern edge of NATO, was jointly hosted by Iohannis and Polish President Andrzej Duda, who traveled to Bucharest in person.