Military and political leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization capped off a three-day summit in Washington with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
Over the last few months, the U.S. has surged air defense systems, artillery rounds and long-range missiles in Ukraine’s fight against Russia, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
Army Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon stressed it was a joint effort at all levels of government to clear the debris and reopen the Port of Baltimore.
President Joe Biden emphasized NATO’s commitment to bolstering transatlantic deterrence and maintaining a lasting shield against aggression as he met with his alliance counterparts.
It’s a huge honor for the United States and President Biden to host this historic summit in Washington, just down the road from the site where the original 12 NATO allies signed the North Atlantic Treaty 75 years ago, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
The Defense Department decision to continue to modernize Sentinel comes after the Air Force notified Congress that the program had exceeded its baseline cost and triggered what is known as a Nunn-McCurdy breach.
The three topics up for discussion at the NATO summit are defense and deterrence, NATO partnerships with Asia-Pacific nations and support for Ukraine.
The supreme allied commander, Europe, and commander of U.S. European Command highlighted NATO’s strategic concept for deterrence and defense of the Euro-Atlantic area during remarks at the NATO summit’s public forum in Washington.
