2021年11月2日，星期二，在苏格兰格拉斯哥的苏格兰活动校园(SEC)举行的Cop26峰会期间，英国查尔斯王子(左)在双边会议之前问候美国总统乔·拜登。停留; 居住
华盛顿-华盛顿(美联社)——乔·拜登总统将于本周末前往欧洲进行三国访问，旨在加强国际联盟反对俄罗斯的侵略乌克兰一直延续到第二年。
拜登五天访问的主要焦点将是今年在立陶宛维尔纽斯举行的北约年度峰会。白宫周日宣布，还计划在芬兰赫尔辛基停留，以纪念这个北欧国家4月加入31国军事联盟，并在英国停留。
据白金汉宫称，拜登将于下周日在伦敦开始他的行程，并于次日在温莎城堡会见查理三世国王。总统没有参加查尔斯五月的加冕典礼，只派了第一夫人吉尔·拜登代表美国。6月，拜登在白宫接待了英国首相里什·苏纳克(Rishi Sunak)，两位领导人承诺继续合作保卫乌克兰。
Sunak的办公室表示，他期待着欢迎拜登，他们的会晤将建立在早期访问的基础上。
北约会议是在这场战争的最新关键时刻召开的。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽伦斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskyy)表示，随着乌克兰军队开始夺回该国东南部的领土，针对俄罗斯军队的反攻和防御行动正在进行中。
北约秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格于6月13日访问了白宫，他和拜登在白宫明确表示，西方联盟团结一致保卫乌克兰。拜登在会议期间表示，他和其他北约领导人将努力确保每个成员国将国内生产总值的2%用于国防。
“北约盟国从未如此团结。我们都竭尽全力确保这一切发生。到目前为止，一切顺利，”拜登坐在斯托尔滕贝格旁边说，预计斯托尔滕贝格将把他的任期延长一年。“我们看到了我们在北约内部关系现代化以及向乌克兰提供国防能力援助方面的共同优势。
当芬兰在4月份加入北约时，它有效地将俄罗斯与世界上最大的安全联盟的边界扩大了一倍。拜登强调加强北约联盟是莫斯科影响力下降的信号。
瑞典也在寻求加入北约，尽管北约成员国土耳其和匈牙利尚未批准这一举动。拜登将于周三在白宫接待瑞典首相乌尔夫·克里斯特松，以示团结，因为美国正在推动这个北欧国家加入北约。
土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安曾表示，瑞典对恐怖组织和安全威胁过于松懈。斯托尔滕贝格说，瑞典已经通过加强反恐法律和其他措施履行了其成员义务。
匈牙利反对瑞典的理由不太明确，抱怨瑞典对民主倒退和法治侵蚀的批评。匈牙利在向乌克兰提供人道主义援助的同时，也在寻求平衡北约和俄罗斯之间的关系。布达佩斯的能源需求严重依赖俄罗斯。
联盟中的所有国家都必须批准一个新成员国的加入。
白宫强调，瑞典已经履行了加入北约的承诺，并敦促其尽快加入北约。
Biden's upcoming European trip is meant to boost NATO against Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on
WASHINGTON --WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will head to Europe at week's end for a three-country trip intended to bolster the international coalition against Russian aggression as the war inUkraineextends well into its second year.
The main focus of Biden’s five-day visit will be the annual NATO summit, held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania. Also planned are stops in Helsinki, Finland, to commemorate the Nordic country’s entrance into the 31-nation military alliance in April, and Britain, the White House announced Sunday.
Biden will begin his trip next Sunday in London, and will meet with King Charles III at Windsor Castle the next day, according to Buckingham Palace. The president did not attend Charles’s coronation in May, sending first ladyJill Bidento represent the United States. In June, Biden hosted British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House, where the two leaders pledged continued cooperation in defending Ukraine.
Sunak's office said he looked forward to welcoming Biden and that their meeting would build on earlier visits.
The NATO meeting comes at the latest critical point in the war. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says counteroffensive and defensive actions against Russian forces are underway as Ukrainian troops start to recapture territory in the southeastern part of the country, according to its military leaders.
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, visited the White House on June 13, where he and Biden made clear that the Western alliance was united in defending Ukraine. Biden said during that meeting that he and other NATO leaders will work to ensure that each member country spends the requisite 2% of its gross domestic product on defense.
“The NATO allies have never been more united. We both worked like hell to make sure that happened. And so far, so good,” Biden said as he sat alongside Stoltenberg, who is expected to extend his term for another year. "We see our joint strength in modernizing the relationship within NATO, as well as providing assistance to defense capabilities to Ukraine.
When Finland joined NATO in April, it effectively doubled Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance. Biden has highlighted the strengthened NATO alliance as a signal of Moscow’s declining influence.
Sweden is also seeking entry into NATO, although alliance members Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the move. Biden will host Sweden’s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, at the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity as the United States presses for the Nordic nation’s entry into NATO.
Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said Sweden is too lax on terrorist groups and security threats. Stoltenberg has said Sweden has met its obligations for membership through toughening anti-terrorist laws and other measures.
Hungary’s reasons for opposing Sweden have been less defined, complaining about Sweden’s criticism of democratic backsliding and the erosion of rule of law. Hungary, while providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, has also sought to balance its relations between NATO and Russia. Budapest is heavily reliant on Russia for its energy requirements.
All nations in the alliance have to ratify the entry of a new member country.
The White House has stressed that Sweden has fulfilled its commitments to join NATO and has urged that it join the alliance expeditiously.
