Name: Biden Begins His European Trip in London Before Heading to Crucial NATO Summit
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Description: LONDON—President Joe Biden kicked off his five-day trip to Europe with a stop in the United Kingdom, where he is set to meet King Charles III at Windsor Castle and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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LONDON—President Joe Biden kicked off his five-day trip to Europe with a stop in the United Kingdom, where he is set to meet King Charles III at Windsor Castle and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Mr. Biden will then join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on July 11–12 in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital. During the two-day summit, NATO leaders will work to address the "great challenges of our time," including rising security threats from Russia and the climate crisis, according to the White House.

After the summit, the president is scheduled to go to Helsinki to commemorate Finland’s accession to the military alliance.

Mr. Biden’s visit to Europe has been overshadowed in part by his recent decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, weapons that are prohibited by over 100 countries, including U.S. allies France, Germany, and the UK.

According to a Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor report, <a href="http://www.the-monitor.org/en-gb/reports/2022/cluster-munition-monitor-2022/major-findings.aspx">97 percent</a> of cluster munition casualties are civilians, the vast majority of whom are children.

"It took me a while to be convinced to do it," Mr. Biden told CNN in an interview released on Sunday regarding his decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.

Human rights groups reacted quickly to the decision, with Amnesty International declaring in a <a href="https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/usa-government-must-cancel-plans-send-cluster-munitions-ukraine">statement</a> that cluster munitions pose "a grave threat to civilian lives, even long after the conflict has ended."

Mr. Biden is expected to address these problems during his engagements in London and Vilnius.
<h2>Meeting with King Charles</h2>
On Monday, the president is scheduled to join King Charles for a ceremonial arrival and inspection of the Honor Guard at Windsor Castle, which is around an hour's drive from London.

Following that, the president will meet with the king and participate in a climate engagement with philanthropists and investors at the castle. Windsor Castle, the world's oldest and largest inhabited castle, has been the family home of British kings and queens for about <a href="https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/Windsor_Castle_Fact_Sheet.pdf">1,000 years</a>.

King Charles III stands after being crowned during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London on May 6, 2023. (Richard Pohle/WPA-Pool/Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the UK's sovereigns since 1837, has been ruled out as a venue for Biden's meeting with King Charles due to renovations. The palace will reportedly be ready for the monarch's move in after the £369 million ($470 million) repair and restoration project is finished in 2027.

"The Palace's electrical cabling, plumbing, and heating have not been updated since the 1950s," according to its <a href="https://www.royal.uk/reservicing-buckingham-palace-0">website</a>.

It’s unclear whether Queen Camilla will join the meeting with Biden.

In May, the president did not attend the coronation of King Charles; instead, his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, represented the United States.

During his visit to Windsor Castle, Mr. Biden will engage with a forum that will "focus on mobilizing climate finance, especially bringing private finance off the sidelines, for clean energy deployment and adaptation in developing countries," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on July 7.

While in London, the president will also meet with Mr. Sunak at 10 Downing Street, the British leader’s official residence and office. This will be the sixth meeting between the two leaders since Mr. Sunak took office in October.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden (R) speak during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 8, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Mr. Sunak paid a visit to the White House on June 8, when the two leaders signed the Atlantic Declaration, a new economic accord to deepen economic ties. They agreed to enhance critical mineral supply chains, collaborate on emerging technologies, and limit outbound investments and exports to high-risk countries such as China.

Both leaders will "consult on a range of bilateral and global issues," Mr. Sullivan told reporters.
<h2>NATO Summit</h2>
This year's NATO summit in Vilnius comes at a critical juncture, with some calling it the most important gathering since the Cold War, or even since NATO's inception in 1949.

Ukraine is anticipated to be a major topic of discussion at this year's summit, with allies discussing the country's future membership, security guarantees, and assistance to the war-torn country.

Ukraine formally applied to join the alliance last year. However, member countries have made it clear that Ukraine cannot join until its war with Russia ends. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty establishes the principle of collective defense, which means that any attack on a NATO member "shall be considered an attack against them all."

During the CNN interview, Mr. Biden stated that the war with Russia must be over before NATO can admit Ukraine.

"I don't think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war," Mr. Biden said.

"It's a commitment that we've all made, no matter what. If the war is going on, then we're all in war. We're at war with Russia, if that were the case," he added.

Mr. Biden also stated that the United States and NATO allies must present a "rational path" for Ukraine to qualify for membership in the military alliance.

The subject of increasing the spending target by member countries, which was a priority for President Donald Trump, will also be tackled during this year's Vilnius meeting.

The NATO members pledged to increase their defense spending to 2 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) nearly a decade ago. However, many countries have yet to fulfil this pledge.

U.S. lawmakers want the 2 percent goal to be a floor rather than a ceiling. Only seven countries met the 2 percent spending target in 2022: the United States, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the United Kingdom.

Sweden's membership will also be discussed at the summit, as the Nordic country seeks to join but is blocked by members Turkey and Hungary.

The NATO summit will be held in Washington next year, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the military alliance in 1949.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-begins-european-trip-with-stop-in-london-before-nato-summit_5383552.html">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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