Helsinki, Finland CNN —More than 500 days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war loomed over President Joe Biden’s weeklong, three-stop trip to Europe.
Drama over Ukraine’s membershipUkraine was the top agenda item for NATO leaders in Vilnius, and the discussion of a pathway for the war-torn country to join the alliance prompted division among leaders.
After meeting with Zelensky for more than an hour, Biden told reporters that he was able to reassure his Ukrainian counterpart.
The former president raised the prospect of withdrawing from the alliance multiple times in 2018, The New York Times reported.
I don’t think NATO’s ever been stronger,” Biden said during his meeting with Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö
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