At the conclusion of a summit of NATO leaders in Madrid, President Joe Biden jabbed at Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledged continued US support for Ukraine.

NATO Summit in Madrid

The president spoke at a press conference in Madrid.

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Biden said the U.S. would stick with Ukraine.

Biden said the war wouldn't end with a Russian victory.

Biden took a shot at Putin, saying the Russian leader is getting exactly what he did not want and that he wanted the NATO-ization ofFinland.

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About 55 billion. Since the beginning of the war, the U.S. has given about $12 billion in weapons.

Key Background

This week at the NATO summit, the military alliance extended an invitation to the two Nordic countries to join. NATO leaders said that Russia was the most significant and direct threat to the alliance. The United States will establish a permanent base in Poland, its first in eastern Europe, according to Biden. NATO military officials told CNN Thursday that it was not a promise from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg but rather a hope. Russia doesn't have problems with Sweden and Finn like we do with Ukraine, despite Putin's accusation that NATO has ambitions to admit them.

Tangent

According to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, Biden faces increasing pessimism as recession fears grow. Only 39% of Americans approve of the job Biden has done as president, according to a survey. 85% of respondents think the U.S. is on the wrong path

The US is increasing military presence in Europe.

NATO officially invites Sweden and Finn to join.