Biden meets with Poland leader, set to speak on Ukraine war

President Joe Biden, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda, right, meet Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden reaffirmed the United States’ dedication to European security as he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday, part of a series of consultations with allies to prepare for an even more complicated stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“We have to have security in Europe,” he said at the presidential palace in Warsaw. “It’s that basic, that simple, that consequential.”

Biden described NATO as “maybe the most consequential alliance in history,” and he said it’s “stronger than its ever been” despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hopes that it would fracture over the war in Ukraine.