NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) speaks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after Stoltenberg threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on July 8, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)