President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to prepare for the July 11-12, 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius. The leaders discussed the implications of Russia’s war on Ukraine for transatlantic security and the importance of continuing to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense. They…
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Remarks by President Biden Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day | Collevile-sur-Mer, France
Normandy American CemeteryColleville-sur-Mer, France 2:01 P.M. CEST THE PRESIDENT: The hour had nearly come. Monday, June 5th, 1944. The evil of (inaudible) Third Reich was devastating the world. Nazi Germany had subjugated the once-free nations of Europe through brute force, lies, and twisted ideology of racial superiority. Millions of Jews murdered in the…
Remarks by President Biden Before a Meeting with National Union Leaders
AFL-CIO HeadquartersWashington, D.C. 11:09 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks! (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please, sit down. Sit down. Hey, look, number one, you know, the way I look at it — and I was thinking about this last night, knowing I’m going to be here and going from…
Background Press Call on the President’s Travel to Berlin, Germany
Via Teleconference 4:11 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: All right, thank you, everyone, for joining us this afternoon/early evening for our background call to preview the President’s travel to Germany tomorrow. On the line with us tonight is [senior administration official]. He has a quick topper for you all, and then we can go ahead and get…
Remarks by President Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Before Bilateral Meeting
Oval Office 1:14 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. Secretary General, it’s great to have you here. It’s good to see you again. And the — I apologize for having to reschedule yesterday. I had a lot of fun yesterday afternoon. We — I had a little toothache problem they took care of. And thank you for…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic
President Biden welcomed Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to the White House today. President Biden congratulated the Czech Republic, a stalwart Ally, on celebrating 25 years in NATO and on the recent passage of legislation requiring it to spend at least 2 percent of its GDP on defense. The leaders reaffirmed their iron-clad commitment to the NATO Alliance, which makes us all safer. President Biden…
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Prime Minister Robert Golob of Slovenia
Vice President Kamala Harris met today with Prime Minister Robert Golob of Slovenia in Munich, Germany. The Vice President welcomed Slovenia’s election to and membership on the United Nations (UN) Security Council for 2024-25, and the leaders expressed their commitment to coordination there on the basis of our shared democratic values and commitment to the…
Statement from President Joe Biden on NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg’s Extension
I welcome the announcement that NATO will extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s term for an additional year. With his steady leadership, experience, and judgment, Secretary General Stoltenberg has brought our Alliance through the most significant challenges in European security since World War II. Today, our Alliance is stronger, more united and purposeful than it has…
Remarks by President Biden on the Reported Death of Aleksey Navalny
Roosevelt Room 12:37 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I — I’m heading off to East Palestine in — in a moment, but I wanted to say a few things this morning about Aleksey Navalny. You know, like millions of people around the world, I am literally both not surprised and outraged by the news…
Joint Statement on Strengthening Ukraine’s Air Defenses by U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
We are committed to providing Ukraine with additional air defense capabilities as it defends itself against Russia’s continued aggression, including Russia’s deliberate attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian and critical infrastructure. Today, we are announcing that, collectively, we are providing Ukraine with additional strategic air defense systems, including additional Patriot batteries donated by the United…
