Biden revels in NATO unity after tensions over Ukraine subside
HELSINKI — After a NATO summit that threatened to erupt in divisions, President Joe Biden is basking in praise from the trans-Atlantic defense pact’s newest member and a soon-to-be addition.
“The way you created unity amongst the allies, that was great,” President Sauli Niinistö of Finland told Biden in Helsinki on Thursday. At a meeting of Nordic leaders, he welcomed Biden as “Mr. President, dear Joe.”
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden said: “Recently, I have met you more than I’ve met my own family. I like it a lot.” Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance was revived this week after Turkey reversed its objections on the eve of NATO’s summit in Lithuania.
We stand at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make now are going to determine the course of the history for the next four or five, six decades,” Biden said at a news conference at the presidential palace. “This week, we affirmed how Finland and the United States, together, together with allies and partners, are working in lockstep to set us on a stronger, safer and more secure path.”
Five years ago, President Donald Trump stood in the same palace for a more-than-two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with no notes, after which he suggested Putin was more credible than the U.S. intelligence chief.
More recently, Trump has called for a swift end to the war in Ukraine — in stark contrast with Biden, who has affirmed his administration's long-term support for Ukraine repeatedly.
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HELSINKI — After a NATO summit that threatened to erupt in divisions, President Joe Biden is basking in praise from the trans-Atlantic defense pact’s newest member and a soon-to-be addition.
“The way you created unity amongst the allies, that was great,” President Sauli Niinistö of Finland told Biden in Helsinki on Thursday. At a meeting of Nordic leaders, he welcomed Biden as “Mr. President, dear Joe.”
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden said: “Recently, I have met you more than I’ve met my own family. I like it a lot.” Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance was revived this week after Turkey reversed its objections on the eve of NATO’s summit in Lithuania.
We stand at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make now are going to determine the course of the history for the next four or five, six decades,” Biden said at a news conference at the presidential palace. “This week, we affirmed how Finland and the United States, together, together with allies and partners, are working in lockstep to set us on a stronger, safer and more secure path.”
Five years ago, President Donald Trump stood in the same palace for a more-than-two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with no notes, after which he suggested Putin was more credible than the U.S. intelligence chief.
More recently, Trump has called for a swift end to the war in Ukraine — in stark contrast with Biden, who has affirmed his administration's long-term support for Ukraine repeatedly.
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