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No consensus on ways of support for Ukraine within B9, says Bulgarian president

Bulgaria’s president has said that there is no consensus on the type of support Ukraine needs to win its war against Russian aggression.

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Duda calls for stronger NATO eastern flank presence at upcoming summit

Polish President Andrzej Duda stressed underlining the importance of NATO’s eastern flank at the upcoming Washington summit, calling for increased security spending.

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NATO’s eastern flank leaders address Russian threats and support for Ukraine at B9 summit

Russian hybrid attacks on NATO member states threaten the Alliance’s security, presidents of Poland, Latvia, and Romania said in a joint statement after a meeting of the Bucharest Nine (B9) group.

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Hungarian president to miss NATO eastern flank summit amid talk of Budapest’s exclusion

The Hungarian president will skip a summit of the Bucharest Nine group of Central European countries forming NATO’s eastern flank on Tuesday amid reports that the group may exclude Hungary from future meetings due to its opposition to support for Ukraine.