Trying to protect the Baltic States, Poland, Romania, etc.
Protect them from what?
Moldova has relations with NATO. Distances are miles.
| Country | Joined | Distance | Why | Russian Boss | U.S. Pres. | |||||
| Estonia | 3/29/2004 | 0 | Russia | V Putin | GW Bush | |||||
| Finland | 4/4/2023 | 0 | " | V Putin | Joe Biden | |||||
| Latvia | 3/29/2004 | 0 | " | V Putin | GW Bush | |||||
| Lithuania | 3/29/2004 | 75 | " | V Putin | GW Bush | |||||
| Turkey | 2/18/1952 | 90 | " | J Stalin | H Truman | |||||
| Poland | 3/12/1999 | 250 | " | B Yeltsin | WJ Clinton | |||||
| Moldova | relations 1992 | 300 | " | B Yeltsin | GHW Bush | |||||
| Romania | 3/29/2004 | 330 | " | V Putin | GW Bush | |||||
| Hungary | 3/12/1999 | 425 | " | B Yeltsin | WJ Clinton | |||||
| Slovakia | 3/29/2004 | 425 | " | V Putin | GW Bush | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3/29/2004 | 450 | " | V Putin | GW Bush | |||||
| Sweden | 3/7/2024 | 480 | " | V Putin | Joe Biden | |||||
| Greece | 2/18/1952 | 500 | " | J Stalin | H Truman |