• Leaders of the Bucharest Nine are members of Nato’s eastern flank.
• The lawmakers are among the most vocal proponents of military aid to Ukraine.
• After years of the Cold War, these nine eastern European nations joined the Nato alliance.

Another important meeting is scheduled for later today between US President Joe Biden, who is on the penultimate day of his trip to Poland, and leaders of the Bucharest Nine. Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, and Lithuania are members of Nato’s eastern flank.

The lawmakers are among the most vocal proponents of military aid to Ukraine, and today’s negotiations will center on providing regional defense and additional aid.

After years of Cold War dominance by the then-Soviet Union, these nine eastern European nations joined the Nato alliance.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, they have been critical of Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine.

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