“This is going to be a constant project for a long time,” Biden said of the global vaccination campaign, adding that he hoped the world could stamp out the pandemic in 2022 or 2023. “It’s not just the right thing to do” from a moral standpoint, Biden said, but also the correct thing to do “in terms of our own health".
The other G7 allies did their part in creating the impression that Biden was part of “the Club” and sought to help reinforce Biden’s “America is back” mantra, including by embracing the his campaign slogan to “Build Back Better” from the pandemic. The president was ending his day Brussels for meetings with NATO and European Union leaders on Monday and Tuesday before his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva. US officials said that one-on-one meeting would test whether the two men could develop a constructive relationship even as Biden was poised to rebuke Putin for a range of rights abuses and election interference.
The 43-year-old Macron, who came into office in May 2017, months after Biden’s two terms as the US vice president ended, appeared to have quick chemistry with the 78-year-old American. The two draped their arms around each other and chatted animatedly when they walked together after the leaders' photo at the beginning of Friday’s summit.
He complained in November 2019 that a lack of US leadership was causing the “brain death” of NATO, insisting in an interview with the Economist that the European Union must step up and start acting as a strategic world power. Biden, in his remarks, seemed to acknowledge Macron’s concerns, noting that Western Europe was providing “backbone and the support for NATO".
Canada, the United Kingdom and France largely endorsed the Biden administration’s position, while Germany, Italy and European show hesitancy, according to the official. White House officials say Biden wants the G7 nations to speak with one voice on the China’s human rights abuse.“We need to be able to deal with China in all of those areas coming from a position of strength and coming from a united position.” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday.
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