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How NATO has grown since 1997 and its changing relationship with Russia


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How NATO has grown since 1997 and its changing relationship with Russia

NATO flag ceremony in Bucharest



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1999 new members: Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Poland

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic signs accession document with NATO officials



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2004 new members: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

President Bush welcomes new NATO Prime Ministers to White House



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2009 new members: Albania and Croatia

Prime Ministers of Croatia and Albania with NATO Secretary General at accession ceremony



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2017 new members: Montenegro

Officials attend Montenegro’s accession ceremony



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2020 new members: North Macedonia

North Macedonia’s Talat Xhaferi hands NATO flag to an army officer during ceremony



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2022 aspiring members: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Georgia, Sweden, and Ukraine

NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg standing with Pekka Haavisto of Finland and Ann Linde of Sweden


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