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Biden to rebuild 'sacred' NATO bond shaken by Trump.

The allies will agree a statement stressing common ground on securing their withdrawal from Afghanistan, joint responses to cyber attacks and relations with a rising China.

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US President Joe Biden arrives aboard the Air Force One at Melsbroek Military Airport in Brussels ahead of the NATO summit and EU-US summit ImageImageImage
The NATO summit is set to greenlight a 2030 reform programme.

The leaders will agree to rewrite the core "strategic concept" of the 72-year-old military alliance to face a world where cyber attacks, climate change and new technologies pose new threats

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#BREAKING NATO chief says 'no new Cold War' with China Image
VIDEO: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says there is no new Cold War with China but the western allies will have to adapt to the challenge of Beijing's rise
#BREAKING Biden says NATO faces 'new challenges' with Russia, China Image
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden warned Monday that NATO faces new challenges in dealing with China and Russia, but vowed to renew Washington's support for its allies at the alliance's summit Image
#BREAKING Putin says 'farcical' to allege Russia is waging cyberwar against US Image
#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin dismissed as "farcical" accusations that Russia was behind cyber attacks against the US in an interview with NBC broadcast Monday ahead of his summit with President Joe Biden Image
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden has warned that NATO must adapt to new challenges posed by China and Russia as he met fellow leaders to renew Washington's "sacred" bond with its allies
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#UPDATE President Vladimir #Putin has dismissed accusations that Russia was behind cyberattacks against the US as "farcical" in an interview with NBC broadcast on Monday ahead of his summit with President Joe Biden u.afp.com/UXa4 #BidenPutinSummit

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