'I just want all of Europe to know that the United States is there.'
"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 White House said in a written statement following their meeting.
He also met with the president of Poland and Romania in separate, brief meetings Monday at NATO headquarters.with Putin in Geneva on Wednesday, defending that choice by saying he doesn’t want the attention to be on physical details, but rather the substance of their discussions from their own points of view.
"I don't want to get into being diverted by, did they shake hands? How far did they -- who talked the most and the rest," Biden said in England on Sunday."He can say what he said the meeting was about and I will say what I think the meeting was about. That's how I'm going to handle it."Biden is also expected to hold a one-on-one meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday afternoon, amid strained relations between the two countries.
The U.S. also angered Turkey over the decision to cancel its participation in the F-35 fighter jets program last year after they accepted a Russian-made air defense system. When the two spoke on April 23, Biden expressed his interest in the"effective management of disagreements," according to a White House readout of their call.
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