Biden Takes Tough-on-Putin Message to Fractious Allies
- U.S. president seeks to demonstrate NATO unity in Brussels
- Biden, allies face questions on air support, energy, China
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President Joe Biden faces a crucial test of his ability to project power and reassurance amid the biggest European security crisis in decades, as he seeks to rally U.S. allies around harder-hitting sanctions to punish Russia for invading Ukraine.
Biden will join back-to-back summits Thursday with NATO, the Group of Seven and the European Union in Brussels, where the over-arching need to paper over cracks in international support for Ukraine will collide with disagreements over how far to target energy, given Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.