NATO Doesn’t Rule Out Further Expansion

NATO has reaffirmed its open-door policy, saying on Wednesday that it will continue to welcome countries’ aspirations to join the US-led military bloc. NATO leaders outlined their policies during a summit in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the bloc.

“The Western Balkans and the Black Sea regions are of strategic importance for the alliance,” NATO members said in their final declaration. They vowed to help the countries of the region “counter malign influence, including disinformation, hybrid, and cyber threats, posed by both state and non-state actors,” RT reported.

“NATO supports the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of interested countries in this region,” the declaration read.