Biden Hopes for ‘United’ Alliance as Crucial NATO Summit Begins in Lithuania

Participants of the NATO Summit including (L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose for an official photo in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

VILNIUS, Lithuania—U.S. President Joe Biden begins his meetings with world leaders on Tuesday at a “consequential” North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

“This is a historic moment,” Biden told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting.