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| Joe Biden meets Nato leaders and Turkish president Erdoğan – US politics live | Joe Biden meets Nato leaders and Turkish president Erdoğan – US politics live |
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| President continues European trip with summit in Brussels – follow all the day’s politics news live | President continues European trip with summit in Brussels – follow all the day’s politics news live |
| The White House has released a readout of Joe Biden’s meeting today with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Nato summit. | |
| “The President reiterated his support for NATO’s strengthened defense and deterrence agenda and his resolute commitment to the defense of Allies on NATO’s eastern flank, including Poland,” the White House said. | |
| The two leaders also discussed Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will take place on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. | |
| Biden’s meeting with Duda did not appear on his official schedule for the day, but a spokesperson for the Polish president previously said the two leaders had a discussion this morning. | |
| Joe Biden is intensely preparing for his Wednesday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the US president meets with Nato leaders in Brussels, Belgium. | |
| CNN reports: | |
| Sullivan told reporters yesterday that Biden would “have the opportunity to speak to all of the [Nato] allies about what he intends to talk to Putin about”. | |
| The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, added, “His view is that this is not a meeting about trust, it’s not a meeting about friendship -- it’s a meeting about figuring out where we can find common ground, and also being straightforward and candid about areas where we have concern.” | |
| Joe Biden held a meeting with leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania at the Nato summit in Brussels this morning. | Joe Biden held a meeting with leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania at the Nato summit in Brussels this morning. |
| “The President underscored strong U.S. support for the security of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as the entire Baltic region,” the White House said in a readout of the meeting. | “The President underscored strong U.S. support for the security of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as the entire Baltic region,” the White House said in a readout of the meeting. |
| “The four leaders committed to further strengthening our political, military, and economic partnerships, including working together through NATO to address challenges posed by Russia and China.” | “The four leaders committed to further strengthening our political, military, and economic partnerships, including working together through NATO to address challenges posed by Russia and China.” |
| A spokesperson for the Polish president said he also held talks with Biden today, although the meeting did not appear on the US president’s official schedule for the day. The spokesperson said the two leaders discussed economic and military security in eastern Europe. | A spokesperson for the Polish president said he also held talks with Biden today, although the meeting did not appear on the US president’s official schedule for the day. The spokesperson said the two leaders discussed economic and military security in eastern Europe. |
| Three years ago it was Donald Trump who stunned Nato members at a summit in Brussels, warning that he may be prepared to pull the US out of the western military alliance if its other members did not increase their defence spending. | Three years ago it was Donald Trump who stunned Nato members at a summit in Brussels, warning that he may be prepared to pull the US out of the western military alliance if its other members did not increase their defence spending. |
| At a summit in the same city on Monday, it falls to Joe Biden to repair the damage from four years of his predecessor’s freewheeling theatrics, although experts caution that the Trump era will have lasting consequences. | At a summit in the same city on Monday, it falls to Joe Biden to repair the damage from four years of his predecessor’s freewheeling theatrics, although experts caution that the Trump era will have lasting consequences. |
| Rhetorically, at least, the omens are favourable. The US president declared Nato’s article 5, under which an armed attack against one member is deemed an attack against them all, a “sacred commitment” last week. | Rhetorically, at least, the omens are favourable. The US president declared Nato’s article 5, under which an armed attack against one member is deemed an attack against them all, a “sacred commitment” last week. |
| Similar language and a respectful tone, long a Biden trademark, are expected in the Belgian capital, not least because the US wants Nato, along with the G7, to take a more robust line against Russia, particularly on cyberwarfare, and even China, not traditionally seen as an opponent. | Similar language and a respectful tone, long a Biden trademark, are expected in the Belgian capital, not least because the US wants Nato, along with the G7, to take a more robust line against Russia, particularly on cyberwarfare, and even China, not traditionally seen as an opponent. |
| Greetings from Washington, live blog readers. | Greetings from Washington, live blog readers. |
| Joe Biden continues his first international trip as president today, meeting with Nato leaders at a summit in Brussels. | Joe Biden continues his first international trip as president today, meeting with Nato leaders at a summit in Brussels. |
| The US president will also soon have a meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marking the first in-person discussion between the two leaders since Biden took office in January. | The US president will also soon have a meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marking the first in-person discussion between the two leaders since Biden took office in January. |
| Speaking to reporters yesterday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the two leaders will “cover the range of issues in our bilateral relationship, as well as a number of important regional issues, from Syria, to Libya, to the eastern Mediterranean”. He said Biden and Erdoğan will also discuss China and Russia. | Speaking to reporters yesterday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the two leaders will “cover the range of issues in our bilateral relationship, as well as a number of important regional issues, from Syria, to Libya, to the eastern Mediterranean”. He said Biden and Erdoğan will also discuss China and Russia. |
| But the two presidents are not expected to significantly improve their somewhat strained relationship. Erdoğan was outraged in April when the US president formally recognized the genocide of Armenians by Ottoman troops. | But the two presidents are not expected to significantly improve their somewhat strained relationship. Erdoğan was outraged in April when the US president formally recognized the genocide of Armenians by Ottoman troops. |
| That recognition will almost certainly be discussed in the two leaders’ meeting today, and it seems very unlikely that they will see eye to eye. | That recognition will almost certainly be discussed in the two leaders’ meeting today, and it seems very unlikely that they will see eye to eye. |
| The blog will have more details on the meeting coming up, so stay tuned. | The blog will have more details on the meeting coming up, so stay tuned. |