NATO’s eastern nations want better protection from alliance


              Hungary's President Katalin Novak smiles during the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
            
              Latvian President Egils Levits attends the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
            
              Hungary's President Katalin Novak smiles during the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
            
              From left, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Romania's President Klaus Iohannis pose before the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              From left, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Romania's President Klaus Iohannis pose before the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, and Romania's President Klaus Iohannis arrive for press statements at the end of the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              Polish President Andrzej Duda arrives for press statements with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis at the end of the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              Polish President Andrzej Duda adjusts his headphones during press statements with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis at the end of the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, shakes hands with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis at the end of the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
            
              From left, Slovakia's Ambassador to Romania Karol Mistrik, Estonia's President Alar Karis, Latvian President Egils Levits, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Hungary's President Katalin Novak attend the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
NATO’s eastern nations want better protection from alliance