Biden And Allies Meet In Emergency Meetings.
President Biden and other NATO members are meeting in an attempt to show unity against Russian aggression. (AP News)
Pres. Joe Biden
“U.S. President Joe Biden and world leaders opened a trio of emergency summits on Thursday with a sober warning from NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that the alliance must boost its defenses to counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and “respond to a new security reality in Europe.”
Stoltenberg commented as he called to order a NATO summit focused on increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the assault on Ukraine while tending to the economic and security fallout spreading across Europe and the world.
“We gather at a critical time for our security,” Stoltenberg said, addressing the leaders seated at a large round table. “We are united in condemning the Kremlin’s unprovoked aggression and in our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.””
President Biden and the rest of NATO were caught off guard by the Russian invasion of Ukraine but have shown remarkable unity in the aftermath of the incursion. The broad sanctions and seizing of the Russian monetary stash in Western Banks caught Putin off guard and have caused massive economic hardships from Moscow to Siberia. The continued unity of the West may serve as a deterrent to other rogue state actors that are interested in invading neighboring territories to broaden their global clout.
