NATO's Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Geoana on Thursday said Western Balkan countries don't face an “imminent threat” from the war in Ukraine, and are of strategic interest to the Western alliance. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

NATO's Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana reacts during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Geoana on Thursday said Western Balkan countries don't face an “imminent threat” from the war in Ukraine, and are of strategic interest to the Western alliance. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)