Overnight, Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine since this war began. This massive bombardment used drones and missiles, including missiles with hypersonic capability, to strike cities and civilian infrastructure all across Ukraine. Strikes reportedly hit a maternity hospital, a shopping mall, and residential areas—killing innocent people and injuring dozens more. It is a…
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On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby on President Biden’s Travel to France
2:12 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hey, everyone. Thanks for bearing with us as we moved it up and then running a little late. Kirby has a few words here at the top, and then we’ll try to get through a few questions. Thanks. MR. KIRBY: Hey, everybody. Thanks again for your flexibility at the end of…
Remarks by President Biden and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Turkey Before Bilateral Meeting | Vilnius, Lithuania
Lithuanian Exhibition and Conference Center Vilnius, Lithuania 6:20 P.M. EEST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Mr. President, it’s good to see you again — delighted to be with you. And, you know, we’re at this historic summit meeting. We’re resolving a lot of things, I hope. And you made — you made all the more historic by the agreement you…
Remarks by President Biden on Supporting Ukraine, Defending Democratic Values, and Taking Action to Address Global Challenges | Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius UniversityVilnius, Lithuania 7:51 P.M. EEST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Lithuania! (Applause.) As my mother would say, “God love ya.” No seats. Holy mackerel. (Laughter.) It’s good to be back in Vilnius, a nation and a region that knows better than anyone the transformational power of freedom. (Applause.) You know, you showed the world that the…
Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Announcement of Türkiye’s Intention to send Finland’s NATO Accession Protocols to Parliament
The United States welcomes President Erdogan’s announcement that he will send Finland’s NATO accession protocols to the Turkish Parliament and looks forward to the prompt conclusion of that process. We encourage Türkiye to quickly ratify Sweden’s accession protocols as well. In addition, we urge Hungary to conclude its ratification process for both Finland and Sweden without…
Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with the Leaders of the Bucharest Nine
Presidential PalaceWarsaw, Poland 2:55 P.M. CET THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all very much. And I’m delighted to be here. As some of you may remember, years ago, when we were expanding NATO, I was the one in the United States Senate who was pushing the hardest to expand NATO for membership of many of…
FACT SHEET: The 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid
The June 29-30, 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain will be an historic moment for the Transatlantic Alliance. Building on the President’s first NATO Summit on June 14, 2021, and extraordinary Summits held on February 25, 2022 and March 24, 2022 in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, this Summit in Madrid will…
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania
President Joe Biden met with President Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania in Vilnius on July 11, 2023. President Biden thanked President Nausėda for Lithuania’s hospitality in hosting the 2023 NATO Summit. He emphasized the ironclad U.S. commitment to NATO security, demonstrated through persistent, consecutive rotations of U.S. military personnel in Lithuania. The leaders discussed their ongoing commitment to Ukraine’s security…
Remarks by President Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine Before Bilateral Meeting | Vilnius, Lithuania
Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress CentreVilnius, Lithuania 5:01 P.M. EEST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. President, welcome. And I hope you all got a sense today from all my colleagues that — how — how much that you have — how much support you have. It’s real. And I hope we finally have put to bed the notion…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:39 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey. Q Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Happy Wednesday. I got the day right. (Laughter.) Okay, here we go. Good afternoon, everyone. Yesterday, the President addressed the wave of tragic and senseless shootings we saw over the holiday weekend in communities across America, including…
