military nominees over the Pentagon's abortion policy, calling his position "ridiculous" and saying it is "jeopardizing U.S. Tommy Tuberville's continuing hold on hundreds of U.S. beginning, middle and end, we're a transatlantic partnership," Biden said.īiden blasted GOP Sen.
"As sure as anything can possibly be said about American foreign policy, we will stay connected to NATO. In a subtle concession to some allies who may fear a return to a Trump-like, more isolationist foreign policy, Biden noted that while he cannot "guarantee the future," he said that the U.S.
retrenchment, pointing to the failed attempts of some senators to pass a bill that would bar future presidents from withdrawing from NATO, Biden cited "overwhelming" bipartisan support for the alliance among the American people.īiden said that support existed in Congress and in both parties, adding that "notwithstanding the fact that there's some extreme elements of one party, we will stand together." will soon retreat from the world stage.Īsked by a reporter what actions he will take to assuage Europe's fears of U.S. will “absolutely” remain a reliable NATO partner, Biden told reporters Thursday, adding that he has “no reason” to believe the U.S. It’s the calling of our lifetime - of all time.” At the end of the summit in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, he said that “the defense of freedom is not the work of a day or a year. On Wednesday evening, Biden pledged that Western partners would not back away from Ukraine’s defense despite having not agreed on a path or timeline for it to become a NATO member, which Kyiv desperately wants. But it applied for entrance to NATO soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine last year. However, the United States and its allies touted Finland becoming the defense alliance’s newest member as one of the crowning achievements of the gathering.įinland shares an 830-mile border with Russia and had until recently maintained relatively cordial relations with Moscow. The stop came after Biden attended a high-profile NATO summit in nearby Lithuania, where much of the focus was on on Ukraine’s path to membership. President Joe Biden wrapped up his five-day European trip in Helsinki on Thursday after showcasing Finland's NATO membership, which Western nations see as standing for a reinvigorated and expanding alliance in the face of Russian aggression.
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