US, NATO Allies to Tackle Unprecedented Security Challenges at Crucial Summit Next Week

President Joe Biden will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit next week as the military alliance faces the most pressing challenges since the end of the Cold War, including mounting security threats from Russia and China.
The summit, scheduled for July 11–12 in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, will bring together heads of state, military officials, and diplomats from the alliance’s 31 member nations.
During a press briefing on July 7, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced that the president would deliver a “significant address” in Vilnius on the final day of the summit. The president’s speech will emphasize the alliance’s commitment to “taking on the significant challenges of our time from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine to the climate crisis,” he said….}