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Illustration on a more serious involvement in the Ukraine conflict with Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden must abandon his white glove Russia policy in Ukraine

By Peter Morici

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

South Korea’s Yoon denies anti-China push in new NATO ties

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Live updates | Trudeau: Canada to up Latvia troop presence

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after arriving for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Xi has arrived in Hong Kong ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP)

China lashes out against ‘Asian version of NATO’

By Guy Taylor and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (unseen) review an honor guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China rejects NATO criticism in new strategic blueprint

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, talk during the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Session with fellow heads of state at the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm

By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson and Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg arrives for a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Live updates | Putin warns on NATO troops in Sweden, Finland

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, center, meets with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, during the NATO summit in Madrid, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Seated behind Biden is, from left, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Signs of breakthrough in South Korea-Japan tensions on sidelines of NATO summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Some of the soldiers with the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team before being deployed to Germany from Hunter Army Airfield, Wednesday March 2, 2022 in Savannah, Ga. The division is sending 3,800 troops as reinforcements for various NATO allies in Eastern Europe. (Stephen B. Morton /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

U.S. bolsters long-term troop presence in Europe as Russia-Ukraine war drags on

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, right, meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, during the NATO summit in Madrid, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden thanks Turkey’s Erdogan for dropping objection to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson talks to journalists as she arrives for the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

NATO formally invites Finland, Sweden to join alliance

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, speaks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg during the start of a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and government will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Biden: NATO will defend ‘every inch’ of its territory

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, is greeted by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during arrival for a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and government will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

U.S. to boost military presence in Europe for Russia threat

By Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg arrives for a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

NATO chief: Alliance faces biggest challenge since WWII

By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson and Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Turkey drops opposition to Sweden, Finland NATO bid

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg before signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

NATO expansion on course as Turkey OKs bids for Sweden, Finland

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Seven decades after it was founded, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is meeting in Madrid on June 29 and 30, 2022 with an urgent need to reassert its original mission: preventing Russian aggression against Western allies. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)

Live updates | Swedish PM: Now NATO accession must move fast

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, front fourth right, waves as he poses with G7 leaders and Outreach guests for an official group photo at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Biden, others vow at G-7 to back Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Police forces drive to Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Monday, June 27, 2022. The G-7 leaders will begin Monday's session of their three-day summit with a focus on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Live updates | Erdogan adamant on Sweden, Finland NATO bids

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Over 180 soldiers with the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare to board a charter flight during their deployment to Germany from Hunter Army Airfield, Wednesday March 2, 2022 in Savannah, Ga. The division is sending 3,800 troops as reinforcements for various NATO allies in Eastern Europe. (Stephen B. Morton /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

As U.S. troops reach 100K in Europe, questions mount over endgame, long-term effects

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times