“This is a critical, critical position for the world,” Biden said at a news conference Thursday on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid. Biden said “Russia, Russia, Russia” is the reason people are spending more at the pump. Johnson spoke at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid dominated by the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ___Sweden plans to send additional military support to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, support weapons and demining equipment that it says Kyiv had requested. ___Italian Premier Mario Draghi is skipping the last day of the NATO summit in Madrid amid simmering tensions in his coalition government.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 30, 2022 08:37 UTC