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Biden forcefully defends Nato as he hosts summit leaders
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51yg2g12jno
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US President Joe Biden has welcomed Nato leaders to Washington DC with a forceful speech that seemed pitched to reassure allies overseas and closer to home that he can fight off an election challenge from Donald Trump.In brief but strongly delivered remarks at the opening of the summit, the president declared the military alliance “more powerful than ever” as it faces a “pivotal moment” with the war between Russia and Ukraine.Warning that “autocrats have overturned global order”, Mr Biden announced more military aid for Kyiv.The US president and the leaders of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Romania are donating Patriot missile batteries and other systems to bolster Ukraine’s beleaguered air defences.
“The war will end with Ukraine remaining a free and independent country,” Mr Biden said in remarks read from a teleprompter on Tuesday afternoon.
The White House has credited Mr Biden’s leadership for the expansion of Nato since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, with Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.
The event was attended by all three of his sons, including his youngest, Barron, who was at his first ever Trump rally, according to his father, and received more applause from the audience than his brothers, Eric and Don.Trump has repeatedly lambasted Nato member states for failing to meet an agreed goal of spending at least 2% of gross domestic product on defence.
When Trump made similar remarks at a rally in February this year, Mr Stoltenberg said such talk “undermines all of our security”.
But the Nato chief remained tight-lipped on the Republican candidate as the summit began on Tuesday.Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky said at an event held elsewhere in Washington DC that the whole world “is waiting for November”, when the US general election takes place, and he urged American voters to stand by Ukraine.Mr Zelensky is due to meet Mr Biden on Thursday.
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