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
