NATO officials discuss ahead of the summit

Officials from both sides focused on ongoing efforts to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and preparations for the organization’s extraordinary summit, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. on March 24th. The two sides also discussed the humanitarian and security assistance that NATO members provide to Ukraine, as well as efforts to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense capabilities.

In a separate statement, Price said Foreign Minister Blinken had also discussed with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian about the “relentless efforts of NATO allies and partners in the European Union (EU). ) to provide vital security assistance and humanitarian aid to Ukraine”.

As planned, on March 23, US President Joe Biden will accompany US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Brussels (Belgium), where NATO and EU headquarters are located, to attend meetings with leaders of member countries. pellets. After that, President Biden plans to visit Poland, an ally that shares a border with Ukraine. The conference agenda is supposed to be about the current situation in Ukraine, consider additional sanctions against Russia related to its special military operation in Ukraine as well as consider tightening the existing measures.