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President Dan, dear Nicușor,
Thank you for hosting this summit of B9 and Nordic Allies.
And thank you President Nawrocki, dear Karol, for co-chairing, but also for Poland’s role in founding this group.

The B9 is firmly anchored in NATO and the transatlantic relationship.
And today’s meeting of strong and committed NATO Allies, from the Black Sea, to the Baltic, to the Arctic, demonstrates our unity and determination.
To stand together.
And to defend against any threat, from any direction.

Russia remains, indeed, as you said, the most significant and direct threat to NATO.
And it continues its ruthless war of aggression against Ukraine.
We cannot let down our guard.
We will always do what is necessary to defend every inch of NATO territory.

We have significantly strengthened our deterrence and defence in the High North and along the eastern flank.
But we need to do more given the dangers we face.

That means our militaries having the resources, the forces, and the capabilities they need.
That means spending more.
And I welcome the huge leaps in defence investment by Poland, by Romania, and the other Allies here today.

At the NATO Summit in The Hague last year, Allies agreed to commit 5% of GDP to defence.
Cash is crucial.
But this year’s Summit in Ankara will also be about combat-ready capabilities, and significantly scaling up our defence industries.

NATO is – and will always be – a transatlantic Alliance.
But we need a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO, through increased defence spending and defence production.
And with European Allies taking more responsibility for their own conventional defence, backed by American power.

Our continued strong support for Ukraine will also be a priority at the Ankara Summit.
And today we discussed with President VolodymyrZelenskyy what more we can do to help in its fight for freedom.

A strong Ukraine today, and a strong Ukraine for the future, is how Russian aggression can be stopped.
The war isn’t waiting for us.
The time for action is now.

Ukraine is backed by many, many friends.
And I count on those friends to do more.
Through the PURL initiative, which is getting urgently needed American firepower to Ukraine.
And through other ways.

We need to dig deep, and continue to provide the support Ukraine needs.
Because Ukraine’s security is our security.

As a proud European and a proud advocate of the transatlantic bond, I know that only through NATO we can keep one billion people safe, on both sides of the Atlantic.

President Dan, dear Nicușor.
President Nawrocki, dear Karol.

Thank you both for your leadership, for your commitment to our shared security.
We are all stronger and safer when we stand together in NATO.

Thank you.