Points announcer this is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, Everyone President Biden setting the stage for his facetoface with russias vladimir putin later this week, warning tonight the u. S. Will respond if russia does not change its behavior the president with a stronger hand to play going into that meeting after cementing the fractured american bond with nato, meeting with fellow nato ministers In Brussels today President Biden declaring the Military Alliance and its Core Foundation of mutual defense are rock solid. As he works to nurture a relationship derided by President Trump when he was in office. The president along with the rest of the world getting what may prove to be a preview of the summit. As we hear more today from President Putin in an Nbc News exclusive interview. But lets begin In Brussels now with nbcs Peter Alexander. Reporter tonight less than 48 hours ahead of that Highstakes Summit with russian president vladimir putin President Biden calling him a
Putin. We will respond if russia continues its harmful activities. We will not fail to defend the transatlantic alliance or stand up for democratic values. Its in our mutual interests and the interests of The World to cooperate and see if we can do that. And the areas where we dont agree, make it clear where the red lines are. I have met with him. Hes bright, hes tough, and i found that he is, as they say, when i used to play ball, a worthy adversary. Every World Leader here as a member of nato that spoke today, and most of them mentioned it, thanked me for meeting with putin now. One issue the White House says definitely will be on the table at their summit, the Reason Ransomware attacks in the u. S. Which authorities say originated from russian hacking groups, biden said the u. S. Will respond in kind if russia refuses to cooperate on the cybersecurity front. In his exclusive interview, Nbc News foreign Correspondent Keir simmons put this question directly to putin. Mr. President , a
Make you clear the red lines are. I have met with him. It is bright, he is tough, and i found that he is a week when we used to play ball, a worthy adversary. Every World Leader here is a member of nato that spoke today and most of mentioned, thanked me for meeting with putin now. One issue the White House says definitely will be on the table At Their summit, the recent ransomware attacks, which authorities say originated from russianbased hacking routes. But insisted thAt The u. S. Will respond in kind, if russia refuses to cooperate on cybersecurity. In his exclusive interview, and d. C. News Carrie Symonds put this question directly to putin. Mister president , are you waging a War Against America in the cyber . There is evidence, where is proof . It is becoming farcical. We know it well. We have been accused of all kinds of things. Election interference, cyberattacks, so on, so forth. Not once, not one time, did they bother to produce any kind of evidence or proof. Just unfounded a
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