Biden is set to announce new sanctions and discuss “potential contingencies” if Russia turns to chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.
BRUSSELS — President Biden and other NATO heads of state and government are meeting in Brussels for emergency talks on the alliance’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
At NATO headquarters Thursday morning, leaders are expected to announce the deployment of four new NATO battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Stoltenberg said the leaders will also discuss longer-term shifts in the 30-member alliance’s posture, particularly in Eastern Europe. “There is a need to reset our deterrence and defense,” he said ahead of the meeting, “and I expect that to be a substantial increase in our presence for the long term.”
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