TODAY: Biden Hosts Opening Of NATO Summit In DC

ABC News reports:

It was supposed to be a show of strength — the leaders of NATO’s member countries gathering in Washington, D.C., to display their remarkable unity in the face of some of the most serious threats to the alliance in its 75-year history. But as former President Donald Trump edges ahead in some polls, the looming U.S. election in November has also infused new urgency into some of NATO’s key priorities.

Among the anticipated events of the three-day summit are a commemoration event Tuesday at the Mellon Auditorium, the site where the NATO treaty was formally signed in 1949; a bilateral meeting with newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer; a meeting with the EU and NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners; and an event with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and nearly two dozen allies and partners who have signed bilateral security agreements with Ukraine.

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#NATO‘s current strength, resurgence, and growth as an alliance is a signature achievement of the Biden administration that should not go unnoticed or underappreciated, writes @McFaul for @ForeignPolicy. https://t.co/rKJPw4FOGe

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