“I just want all of Europe to know that the United States is there.” Pres. Biden reaffirms the U.S. commitment to NATO’s mutual-defense pact as he makes his first visit to the alliance headquarters in Brussels since he took office.
ABC News’ Political Director Rick Klein discusses the G7 and what President Biden should look to accomplish in his upcoming meeting with Putin.BRUSSELS -- NATO leaders targeted China in a strongly worded warning Monday, declaring the nation poses a constant security challenge, is trying to undermine world order and is working on nuclear missile development at a worrisome pace.
Biden, who arrived at the summit after three days of consulting with Group of Seven allies in England, pushed for the G-7 communique there that called out what it said were forced labor practices and other human rights violations impacting Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in the western Xinjiang province. The president said he was satisfied with the communique, although differences remain among the allies about how forcefully to criticize Beijing.
But as Biden faced with the G-7 communique, some allies bristled at the NATO effort to speak out on China. “I think it’s very important, just like we do in Russia, to always make the offer of political discussions, political discourse, in order to come up with solutions,” Merkel said. “But where there are threats, and I said they’re in the hybrid field too, then as NATO you have to be prepared.”
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