 LIVE FROM NPR NEWS, I'M LAKSHMI SINGH. PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FACING A CRITICAL MOMENT ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, HOSTING MORE THAN 30 HEADS OF STATE FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON. SINCE I TOOK OFFICE, WE'VE DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF BATTLE GROUPS IN NATO'S EASTERN FLANK AND THE UNITED STATES HAS. FINLAND AND SWEDEN HAVE JOINED THE ALLIANCE.