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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Nandita Bose and Alan Charlish

Biden reassures eastern NATO allies on security after Putin's nuclear warning

Poland's President Andrzej Duda, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. President Joe Biden, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis take part in the NATO Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit, during Biden's visit to Poland to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, February 22, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday that "we will defend every inch of NATO" to reassure allies on Europe's eastern flank and described Russia's suspension of a landmark nuclear arms control treaty as a "big mistake".

Biden spoke during talks with eastern European NATO allies in the Polish capital Warsaw two days after a surprise visit to Kyiv, ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.

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