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By Nandita Bose and Alan Charlish



WARSAW (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden met leaders of NATO's eastern flank
on Wednesday to show support for their security after Moscow suspended a
landmark nuclear arms control treaty, which he called a "big mistake".

Biden arrived in the Polish capital Warsaw late on Monday after a surprise visit
to Kyiv just days ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on
Feb. 24, 2022.

Amid the highest tension between Russia and the West since the Cold War over
three decades ago, Biden addressed thousands in downtown Warsaw on Tuesday and
said "autocrats" like Russian President Vladimir Putin must be opposed.

Hours earlier, Putin delivered lengthy remarks laden with criticism of Western
powers, blaming them for the war in Ukraine. Biden said the West was never
plotting to attack Russia and the invasion was Putin's choice.



Putin also backed away from the New START arms control treaty - a 2010 agreement
that limits the number of Russian and U.S. deployed strategic nuclear warheads -
and warned that Moscow could resume nuclear tests.




"It is a big mistake," Biden said of Putin's decision as he headed into the
meeting with eastern European allies.

Earlier on Wednesday, Biden met staff from the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw before
gathering leaders of the Bucharest Nine, the countries on NATO's eastern flank
such as Poland, Bulgaria and Lithuania that joined the Western military alliance
after being dominated by Moscow during the Cold War.

Most are among the strongest supporters of military aid to Ukraine, and
officials from countries in the group have called for additional resources such
as air defence systems.




At the opening of the meeting, Biden reaffirmed U.S. commitment to their
security.

"As NATO's eastern flank, you are the frontline of our collective defence,"
Biden said.




"You know better than anyone what is at stake in this conflict. Not just for
Ukraine, but for the freedom of democracies throughout Europe and around the
world."



He plans to discuss support for Ukraine before he returns to Washington.

The Kremlin says it regards NATO, which could soon expand to include Sweden and
Finland, as an existential threat to Russia.

'NO SOFT SPOTS'

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said he wanted greater involvement of the
United States in Europe, NATO's eastern flank and more weapons sent to Ukraine.

"Let's give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to defeat the aggressor," Nauseda
tweeted on Wednesday ahead of the meeting.

"Let's continue building up our own defences. Eastern NATO flank must remain in
our focus. No soft spots should be left."

Lithuania, a former Soviet republic on Russia's doorstep, joined NATO in 2004
and plans to host Biden in July for the security alliance's summit.



Not all of the Bucharest Nine have been quite so ready to aid Ukraine, notably
Hungary, which has pushed back on some EU sanctions on Russia and along with
Turkey is the only NATO member still to ratify the accession of Sweden and
Finland.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged a ceasefire and peace talks on
Ukraine to prevent further escalation of the war into a broader conflict, a line
at odds with calls for an outright Ukrainian victory among many of its
neighbours.

"Having seen and listened to the speeches by the presidents of the U.S. and
Russia yesterday, I think they would have made humanity a much bigger service by
talking to each other," Szijjarto told a news conference in Budapest.

At Wednesday's meeting, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said the West should
stand united in helping Ukraine. "We must continue to stand firm in delivering
on our commitments to support Ukraine, as long as it needs to win this war," he
said.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose, Alan Charlish, Pawel Florkiewicz, Anna Koper and
Andrius Sytas in Warsaw, Robert Muller and Jason Hovet in Prague, Gergely
Szakacs in Budapest; Writing by Niklas Pollard, Gwladys Fouche and Trevor
Hunnicutt; Editing by David Gregorio, Raissa Kasolowsky, Mark Heinrich and Nick
Macfie)




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Dwyane Wade's 15-year-old transgender daughter has been granted an official name
and gender change.

According to court documents, on Feb. 24, a Los Angeles County judge signed off
on the petition, first filed by the former NBA star in August 2022.

The teen is now legally recognized as female and her name was changed from Zion
Malachi Airamis Wade to Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade.

Wade shares Zaya with ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches. The two divorced in 2010 after
eight years of marriage.

Funches-Wade and Wade’s reps did not immediately respond to TODAY.com’s request
for comment.



In a 2020 appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the retired athlete recalled
his daughter coming out as transgender.

“Our (then) 12-year-old came home ... and said, “Hey, I want to talk to you
guys. I think going forward I’m ready to live my truth and I want to be
referenced as she and her and I would love for you guys to call me Zaya,” Wade
said, adding that they were “trying to figure out as much information as we can
to make sure that we give our child the best opportunity to be her best self.”

However, Zaya’s mother attempted to prevent her former spouse’s petition to go
through.




In November of last year, Funches-Wade submitted an objection to a Los Angeles
County court that requested Zaya wait until “the age of majority” to make
permanent changes to her identity, documents obtained by TODAY said.



In the court documents she added, “I contend that our child should be given the
opportunity to decide for themselves at the age of majority if they want to move
forward with changing their name and/or gender.”

At the time, Funches-Wade argued that her ex-husband was using his celebrity to
make a profit off of their daughter’s brand partnerships.

Wade would go on to release a statement on Instagram, denying the claims.

“Since this must be the new way of parenting, I guess I have to address these
allegations here, which is a damn shame,” Wade wrote in part on Nov. 3. “While
I’m on a life-changing trip in our motherland, Africa, I’ve received a social
media post about me forcing our 15 year old child to be someone she’s not and to
do something against her will. These are serious and harmful allegations that
have hurt our children.”



Weeks later, Wade would go on to file new documents asking the Los Angeles
Superior Court to allow Zaya to legally change her name and gender, stating it
was “ in her best interest.”

“This Petition is not about Siohvaughn or Dwyane or their prior marriage, it is
about what Zaya wants and what is in her best interest. This Petition is about
empowering Zaya to live her truth,” read the court documents filed by Wade’s
legal team and obtained by TODAY.com, on Nov. 28.

The former Miami Heat did note that he had “sole care, custody and control of
Zaya,” adding that he should have final say in his child's choices.

“While it certainly would have been preferable for Zaya’s mother to be
supportive of this important part of Zaya‘s journey, Zaya should not be forced
to put her life on hold while she waits for Siohvaughn to acknowledge and accept
her truth,” he concluded.

Wade also shares 21-year-old son Zaire Wade with Funches-Wade. He is also father
to 9-year-old son Xavier, whom he had with ex-girlfriend Aja Metoyer, and
4-year-old daughter Kaavia, with wife and actor Gabrielle Union. 

This article was originally published on TODAY.com


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