Romania Tells Biden More NATO Forces Needed On Eastern Flank May 10, 2021 14:51 GMT Updated May 10, 2021 16:47 GMT Share share Print 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.