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Wires: WH Official-Biden Supports More NATO Troops On Eastern Front

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The White House has released a readout of the meeting between President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (link here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statement...). Gives little detail of future intent of US, saying only that "They discussed the unity and strength of the alliance and NATO’s ongoing efforts to deter and defend against any aggression,"

  • Wires carry comments from an unnamed senior administration official: "President Biden told NATO he supported increased NATO troops on Eastern Front-senior admin official. US has talked to allies to help get Ukraine anti-ship missiles. NATO members said China needs to live up to its responsibility."
  • Jacqui Heinrich at Fox News tweets: "Ukrainian Pres Zelenskyy addressed 30 NATO leaders saying the Budapest memorandum did not work (1994 agreement where Ukraine gave up nuke arsenal in return for security assurances, signed by Russia, US, UK) - now asking countries to send 1% of their planes, tanks, missiles."

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