Nato's eastern allies want increased naval, air presence

The nine member countries on Nato's eastern flank want an "increased presence" by the alliance in their region, Polish President Andrzej Duda said after a group meeting in Warsaw on Friday. The so-called "Bucharest Nine" countries, which first held talks in Romania in 2015, also includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia.
The group believes it is necessary to supplement Nato's current ground forces "with aerial and naval components" to "achieve the full spectrum," Duda told reporters alongside his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis.