ukraine at the summit meeting in madrid. they again condemned russia for causing immense human suffering by invading ukraine. all 30 members promised to significantly bolster the military strength of the alliance by basing more troops, aircraft and ships in europe and the baltic states. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner has more details. ukrainian troops on salisbury plain part of an ever expanding packet of assistance written is giving to the country as it tries to fight off the invading russian army. so, this year s summit of nato leaders in madrid comes at a time of high tension. the alliance has revamped its strategy towards strongly deterring russia from making any more land grabs. we are making any more land grabs. - are going to make sure that nato is ready to meet threats from all directions across every domain, land, airand every domain, land, air and sea.
everybody can enjoy, everybody likes these ceremonies. i think every member of the supreme court is glad that this term is over. the president, perhaps more than anyone else. the president in madrid, commenting about the court in a question and a follow-up from kelly o donnell, in madrid. support, changing the filibuster rules to codify abortion rights broadly across the country. right to privacy is not just abortion rights, but, yes, abortion rights. are you the best messenger to carry this forward when many want you to do more? yeah, i am. i m the president of the united states of america. that makes me the best messenger. i really think that it s a serious, serious problem that the court has thrust upon the
technology solutions that put you ahead. get a great offer on internet and security, now with more speed and more bandwidth. plus find out how to get up to a $650 prepaid card with a qualifying bundle. welcome back. i m jim sciutto in madrid. right now the nato summit wrapping up here in spain. just before we left, president biden held a press conference making news on a number of issues, driving home the point that in his view, putin s war has only strengthened the nato alliance. putin thought he could break the transatlantic alliance. he tried to weaken us. he expected our resolve to fracture. but he s getting exactly what he did not want.
these countries put their differences aside, or at least not on the surface, and announced help for ukraine. they announced an $800 million package from the u.s., including adding additional troops in europe. it was a moment for the president to focus on things overseas. of course, though, now, as you mentioned, he comes back to the u.s. where not only do you have abortions, but inflation that s going to continue to put pressure on him domestically. shannon pettypiece in madrid, thank you very much. joining us now, former undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs under president obama and msnbc political analyst. let s first go over ukraine. he announced first $800 million, and then there is the whole issue of sweden and finland.
norah. o donnell: omar villafranca, thank you so much. president biden is back at the white house tonight after a three-day n.a.t.o. summit in madrid, before returning home the president announced an additional $800 million in aid to ukraine. other n.a.t.o. nations including europe s largest economy germany said it would also provide additional weapons and further cut back on russian gas imports. face the nation motored and chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan reporter: when you speak to putin, does he acknowledge the sanctions and how much his economy has been hurt or does he just not care? i think he cares but he ll not really admit it. reporter: because it hasn t stopped him. you get an idea it really is hurting him and that he understand the deep impact of our sanctions on his economy. i m always mentioning it because it s necessary to say it, but this is now happening to a country that is not that advanced, that it s really