{"id":15907,"date":"2023-06-14T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T04:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=15907"},"modified":"2023-06-14T07:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T04:44:20","slug":"nato-chief-and-us-president-meet-in-white-house-to-discuss-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/nato-chief-and-us-president-meet-in-white-house-to-discuss-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Chief and US President meet in White House to discuss Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg traveled to the U.S. to meet President Joe Biden on June 13, 2023. During their meeting, Biden and Stoltenberg emphasized their commitment to defend Ukraine against Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting came ahead of the annual NATO summit which is to be held in Lithuania next month. 31 leaders of the NATO member states will meet in Vilnius&nbsp;to discuss a number of issues including Sweden\u2019s entrance into the alliance, and Stoltenberg&#8217;s possible successor as the NATO chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his meeting with the U.S. President in the Oval Office, Stoltenberg said that Ukraine is making progress in its counteroffensive against Russia and predicted that NATO leaders will increase military assistance for Kyiv after the NATO summit next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also thanked the U.S. Congress and the American people for their critical support for Ukraine. He said that the U.S. is leading the way in support for Ukraine encouraging the European Allies and Canada to provide tens of billions of dollars of military, financial, and humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I sat down with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg at the White House to discuss the upcoming NATO Summit and how we will continue to strengthen our Alliance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdmKHi0Lhx\">pic.twitter.com\/IdmKHi0Lhx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1668752639306383361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve strengthened NATO\u2019s eastern flank, made it clear we\u2019ll defend every inch of NATO territory,\u201d U.S. President Joe Biden said during a joint press conference with the NATO Chief. &#8220;The commitment of the United States to NATO\u2019s Article 5 is rock solid. And at our summit in Lithuania next month, we\u2019re going to be building on that momentum.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While in Washington, the NATO Chief also met with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and a number of other U.S. Senators. Soon after his arrival in the U.S., the Biden Administration announced $325 million in fresh military aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine has launched its anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces to recapture some of its territories. While Russia claims that the counteroffensive attempts have been destroyed in many places, Ukraine\u2019s Western allies are ramping up support to help Kyiv capture some of its territories back from Russian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NATO-SecGen-Stoltenberg-US-President-Biden.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NATO-SecGen-Stoltenberg-US-President-Biden.jpg?resize=926%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NATO-SecGen-Stoltenberg-US-President-Biden.jpg?w=926&amp;ssl=1 926w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NATO-SecGen-Stoltenberg-US-President-Biden.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NATO-SecGen-Stoltenberg-US-President-Biden.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em><sup>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with U.S. President Biden at White House. (Image Credit: NATO)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The support that we are providing together to Ukraine is now making a difference on the battlefield as we speak because the offensive is launched and Ukrainians are making progress,&#8221; Stoltenberg said during his meeting with President Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still early days, but what we do know is that the more land Ukrainians are able to liberate, the stronger hand they will have at the negotiating table.\u201d He added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Next NATO Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre commented on the outgoing NATO Chief\u2019s performance saying that Stoltenberg &#8220;has done a fantastic job, a really wonderful job, during this history-making time. NATO has come together in a way that we haven&#8217;t seen in a very long time.&#8221; But she said that the U.S. &#8220;hasn&#8217;t made any decision yet&#8221; on the NATO leader succession issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Stoltenberg expected to step down from his office in September this year, several options have surfaced for the next NATO Secretary General. The list includes Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who could be the first female secretary-general to lead the world\u2019s largest military alliance. Britain UK\u2019s Defense Minister Ben Wallace, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland,\u00a0and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas are also serious contenders for the post. There is also a slight possibility that Stoltenberg would keep his position as the NATO Chief. Stoltenberg did not answer when asked whether his tenure would be extended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg traveled to the U.S. to meet President Joe Biden on June 13, 2023. 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