Welcoming Finland into NATO, Biden Says Putin ‘Already Lost the War’ in Ukraine

HELSINKI—The Russian war against Ukraine is all but over President Joe Biden asserted on July 13, saying: “Putin has already lost the war.”
The remark came during a press conference welcoming Finland into the NATO alliance.
Standing alongside Finland President Sauli Niinisto, Mr. Biden responded to questions about the possibility of Ukraine entering NATO after the war and whether the president’s comments to that effect would discourage Russian President Vladimir Putin from entering peace talks. 
In response, Mr. Biden reasserted that no nation could join the mutual defense organization while engaged in a war because that would immediately escalate the conflict. …}