Biden Hopes for ‘United’ Alliance as Crucial NATO Summit Begins in Lithuania
VILNIUS, Lithuania—U.S. President Joe Biden begins his meetings with world leaders on Tuesday at a “consequential” North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
“This is a historic moment,” Biden told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting.
“We’re looking for a continued united NATO,” Mr. Biden said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal of dividing the alliance will fail.
Mr. Biden stated that adding Finland and Sweden to NATO is “consequential,” and he supports a plan that would allow Ukraine to join the alliance in the future.
The high-stakes summit, set for July 11–12, brings together leaders from the alliance’s 31 member countries to discuss crucial global security challenges….