Washington. To strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance, US President Joe Biden has invited three countries – the United Kingdom, Lithuania and Finland. Finland) – will go to Europe for a visit.
The White House said in a statement that during his July 9-13 visit, President Biden will first visit London, United Kingdom, for talks with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to further strengthen the close ties between our countries. Will travel to the kingdom. He will then travel to Vilnius, Lithuania from July 11 to 12 to attend the 74th NATO Summit. This will be followed by a visit to Helsinki, Finland, for the US-Nordic Leaders’ Summit.
Biden’s trip to Europe is intended to strengthen the international coalition against Russian aggression as the war in Ukraine stretches into its second year. The main focus of Biden’s five-day visit will be the annual NATO summit held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania. Stops in Helsinki, Finland and the UK are also planned to commemorate the Nordic country’s entry into the 31-nation military alliance in April, the White House has announced. The NATO meeting comes at the latest critical point in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says retaliatory and defensive operations against Russian forces are underway as Ukrainian troops begin recapturing territory in the southeastern part of the country, reports .
Significantly, the Russia-Ukraine war started after Ukraine expressed its desire to be a part of the NATO alliance. More than a year after the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is sticking to his position. I am also grateful for the support of our movement in NATO, she said on Twitter after meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. It is now a clear fact that the wider NATO is in Europe, the wider the scope of peace.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the White House on June 13, where he and Biden reiterated that the Western alliance was united in defending Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden also expressed their desire to join the NATO bloc for security assurances. Finland joined the bloc in April this year after Turkey withdrew its objections to its membership. However, Sweden has yet to join the group, as Turkey has “security concerns” with it and also accuses it of harboring terrorist groups. In addition, Hungary has also objected to the Hungarian PM Orban’s criticism of Sweden’s entry into the bloc. The Russia-Ukraine war that began on February 24, 2022 has claimed many lives and the war between the two countries is still escalating.
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