JAKE SULLIVAN

Sullivan said the move was one of multiple announcements that Biden and NATO allies would make to help bolster the alliance in the region. Biden is looking to use this week's NATO summit to shore up allies amid signs of fractures in the western alliance. Sullivan suggested that other moves Biden is set to announce “will involve additional forces on the eastern flank" of NATO “in a steady state." He declined to say if some U.S. forces that serve in NATO's eastern flank on a rotational basis would become permanent. Biden is set to meet with Turkish President Erdogan Wednesday, as it remains the most vocal holdout to Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

President Joe Biden is arriving in Spain to meet with fellow leaders of NATO at a moment of growing concern about the alliance's resolve in the face of the grinding war in Ukraine.

Leaders were finalizing the deal to seek a price cap during their three-day G-7 summit in the German Alps. Zelenskyy did not raise the issue of price caps, Sullivan said, but called on G-7 countries to work to stem Russian energy profits. The G-7 leaders opened Monday's session with a focus on Ukraine. Scholz has said “rebuilding Ukraine will be a task for generations.”The G-7 already is committed to help finance Ukraine's immediate needs. ___Follow AP's coverage of the G-7 summit: https://apnews.com/hub/g-7-summitFollow AP's coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Donations for Afghanistan earthquake victims will face far more hurdles than other disasters, due to sanctions against the country’s Taliban government and its troubled relationship with Western nations, experts say.

— (AP) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tested positive on Saturday for COVID-19, according to the White House. Sullivan typically has frequent contact with President Joe Biden but last was in contact with the president early in the week, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Sullivan had been keeping his distance from Biden after “a couple” of people he had been in close contact with had tested positive for the virus, the official said. Adrienne Watson, a National Security Council spokeswoman, said Sullivan “is asymptomatic and he has not been in close contact with the president.”The White House confirmed on Thursday that Biden had tested negative that day. White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Biden has been tested more recently.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has tested positive for COVID-19.

The global crackdown on Russian assets has deprived many of its oligarchs of their superyachts, but those seizures also have a cost for the US.

A senior administration official described the talks, which were held in Luxembourg, as "candid, in-depth, substantive and productive."

In the run-up to this week's Summit of the Americas, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rebuffed attempts by U.S. officials to set up a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Biden President Joe Biden speaks during the inaugural ceremony of the Summit of the Americas, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. “At this summit,” Biden said in his opening remarks Wednesday night, “we have an opportunity for us to come together around some bold ideas, ambitious actions and to demonstrate to our people the incredible power of democracies to deliver concrete benefits and make life better for everyone. There could be tension when Biden meets for the first time with Bolsonaro, an ally of former President Donald Trump. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, rejected the idea that Biden had agreed to any conditions for the meeting with Bolsonaro. “There are no topics off limits in any bilateral the president does, including with President Bolsonaro,” Sullivan told reporters.

Biden President Joe Biden speaks during the inaugural ceremony of the Summit of the Americas, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. “At this summit,” Biden said in his opening remarks Wednesday night, “we have an opportunity for us to come together around some bold ideas, ambitious actions and to demonstrate to our people the incredible power of democracies to deliver concrete benefits and make life better for everyone. There could be tension when Biden meets for the first time with Bolsonaro, an ally of former President Donald Trump. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, rejected the idea that Biden had agreed to any conditions for the meeting with Bolsonaro. “There are no topics off limits in any bilateral the president does, including with President Bolsonaro,” Sullivan told reporters.

Biden President Joe Biden speaks during the inaugural ceremony of the Summit of the Americas, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. “At this summit,” Biden said in his opening remarks Wednesday night, “we have an opportunity for us to come together around some bold ideas, ambitious actions and to demonstrate to our people the incredible power of democracies to deliver concrete benefits and make life better for everyone. There could be tension when Biden meets for the first time with Bolsonaro, an ally of former President Donald Trump. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, rejected the idea that Biden had agreed to any conditions for the meeting with Bolsonaro. “There are no topics off limits in any bilateral the president does, including with President Bolsonaro,” Sullivan told reporters.

President Joe Biden tried to present a unifying vision for the Western Hemisphere on Thursday but the Summit of the Americas quickly spilled into open discord.

Instead of Guatemala’s president, Biden shook hands with the foreign minister. He next greeted the minister of public affairs for El Salvador, the foreign minister for Honduras and the Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House “will be putting specific dollars into producing tangible results." But despite what political differences there are, if the fundamentals are there, we’re going to be able to work very, very effectively together,” Blinken said at a summit event. Upon leaving for Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mexico's Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico's close relationship with the United States was unchanged and noted that López Obrador will visit Washington in July.

A little more than two years ago, Juan Guaidó was showered with bipartisan applause when President Donald Trump during his state of the union speech praised the Venezuelan opposition leader as a “very brave man” who carries on his shoulders the democratic hopes of an entire nation.

President Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia — a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer.

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation.

Just before sunrise Feb. 24, missiles struck the capital, Kyiv. In those early hours, Russian forces targeted military infrastructure and an airport.

Just before sunrise Feb. 24, missiles struck the capital, Kyiv. In those early hours, Russian forces targeted military infrastructure and an airport.

President Joe Biden has warned fellow leaders of the informal Indo-Pacific security coalition known as the Quad that they are “navigating through a dark hour in our shared history.”.

President Biden says proposed trade deal will help the U.S. remain a leading force in Asia.

Monkeypox is rarely identified outside of Africa, but as of Friday, there were 80 confirmed cases worldwide, including at least two in the U.S.

Monkeypox is rarely identified outside of Africa, but as of Friday, there were 80 confirmed cases worldwide, including at least two in the U.S.

In a move to raise its profile and create a counterbalance to China within Asia, the United States has announced the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan.

President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warns Americans worried about high inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief.

The trade pact is meant to help the U.S. work more closely with key Asian economies on issues like supply chains, digital trade and clean energy.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)TOKYO — (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a list of nations on Monday who will be joining a long anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won't be among them. The U.S. president is slated to highlight the launch of the framework as he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday. Inclusion of the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which China claims as its own, would have irked Beijing. "We are looking to deepen our economic partnership with Taiwan including on high technology issues, including on semiconductor supply," Sullivan said. “I think a lot of partners are going to look at that list and say: That’s a good list of issues.

President Joe Biden is expected to come out with a list of countries that will join an Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won’t be among them.

Biden said the U.S. is exploring "what vaccine if any might be available for it."

President Joe Biden says cases of monkeypox are “something that everybody should be concerned about.”.

President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests as he wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea on Sunday.

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol say after meeting that they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea.

The United States might invite a Cuban representative to the Summit of the Americas next month, according to a U.S. official.

President Joe Biden is visiting a South Korean computer chip factory that is the model for a similar plant to be built in Texas.

President Joe Biden hopes to use his visit to Asia to confirm his belief that long-standing friendships can afford to become even friendlier — and pay dividends.

President Joe Biden is forcefully supporting the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO despite objections from Turkey.

The tests would also be coming as North Korea struggles with a virulent outbreak of covid-19 in a vulnerable, largely unvaccinated country.

President Joe Biden is off to South Korea and Japan on a six-day trip aimed at building rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he's in “intense contacts” with Russia and other countries to stop escalating global hunger exacerbated by the war in Ukraine by allowing the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensuring Russian food and fertilizers have unrestricted access to world markets.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — U.S. intelligence shows that it's a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea and Japan that begins later this week, according to the White House. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday said that the U.S. is preparing for North Korea to conduct a “long range missile test, or a nuclear test or frankly both” in the days leading up to, during, or after Biden’s trip to the region. The president is set to arrive in South Korea on Friday before heading to Japan on Sunday. Kim Tae-hyo, Yoon’s deputy national security adviser, told reporters Wednesday that North Korea probably won’t conduct a nuclear test this week but that its preparations for another ICBM test appeared imminent. The report did not make a direct reference to a major weapons test.

A senior Biden administration official says U.S. intelligence shows that it’s a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan that begins later this week.

The United Nations says more than 300 civilians from the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol and four other towns have been evacuated to Ukrainian-held Zaporizhzhia in a second successful operation to get civilians out of areas subject to Russian shelling and attacks.

President Joe Biden has met with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria 10 years ago.

World leaders and the U.S. political and foreign policy elite joyously remembered America's first female secretary of state as mourners paid their respects to the late Madeleine Albright.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken with his Chinese counterpart for the first time since becoming Pentagon chief more than a year ago.

MBS wanted to strike a "relaxed tone" but "ended up shouting" at Sullivan when the two men met for the first time last year, WSJ reported.

MBS wanted to strike a "relaxed tone" but "ended up shouting" at Sullivan when the two men met for the first time last year, WSJ reported.

More than 900 bodies of civilians were discovered in the Kyiv region following the withdrawal of Russian forces.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the Biden administration is focused on ensuring Russia does not evade global sanctions.

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city and the full death toll could surpass twice that number.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova join Margaret Brennan.

Sending military equipment to Ukraine could spark 'direct military confrontation' between US and Russia, Russia's UN envoy says. Live Ukraine updates.

Russia has tapped a new Ukraine war commander to take centralized control of the next phase of battle after its costly failures in the opening campaign and carnage for Ukrainian civilians.

The following is a transcript of an interview with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan airing Sunday, April 10, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

White House National National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

The renewed ground offensive in eastern Ukraine will likely also "include air and missile strikes across the rest of the country," Jake Sullivan said.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Monday that Russia was shifting its focus in its war in Ukraine to the country's east and south, after experiencing a stronger-than-expected defense by Ukrainians supported by Western allies. But he warned that Russia was redoubling its offensive after pulling many troops from around the capital of Kyiv to the east and south of Ukraine. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden said. Zelenskyy called the Russian actions "genocide" and called for the West to apply tougher sanctions against Russia. White House officials said talks about ramping up new sanctions against Russia intensified after reports of alleged atrocities emerged.

President Joe Biden stirred some of the first public cracks in transatlantic unity over the invasion of Ukraine with his comments in Warsaw that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” tarnishing an otherwise successful four-day trip to Europe.

President Joe Biden delivered a forceful and highly personal condemnation of Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday, summoning a call for liberal democracy and a durable resolve among Western nations in the face of a brutal autocrat.

The northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has been holding out against Russian forces since the early days of the invasion.

The president will also deliver a "major address" while in Poland, according to his national security adviser.

Just 60 miles from the Ukrainian border, President Joe Biden paid tribute on Friday to Poland for giving refuge to more than 2 million Ukrainians who have fled their country since Russia’s invasion.

U.S. President Joe Biden is offering a major expansion of natural gas shipments to Europe amid the risks from Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Amid pushback from industry groups and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators are scaling back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will remain in his role for an extra year to help steer the 30-nation military organization through the security crisis sparked by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The U.S. president will also consult with allies on “potential contingencies” if Russia launches cyberattacks on the West, or turns to chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.

U_S_ President Joe Biden says after meeting with NATO and G-7 leaders that more aid is being sent to Ukraine and that a chemical attack by Russia “would trigger a response in kind.”.

President Joe Biden is in Brussels to meet with key allies and coordinate a stronger response to Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

President Biden will meet with NATO allies and G-7 leaders on Thursday before heading to Poland — a nation grappling with millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war in their country.

Russia Ukraine War Biden FILE - President Joe Biden speaks Monday, March 21, 2022, in Washington. Biden's trip to Europe comes at a critical moment for the war in Ukraine, which could become a bloody stalemate as Russia pummels cities with air strikes and artillery. Biden embarks Wednesday on a four-day trip that will test his ability to navigate the continent’s worst crisis since World War II. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, said the president would coordinate with allies on military assistance for Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. He added that Biden is working on long-term efforts to boost defenses in Eastern Europe, where more countries fear Russian aggression.

As war rages on in Ukraine, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Europe this week.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says President Joe Biden plans to announce new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while in Brussels.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she is positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe for meetings on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She said she had two “socially distanced meetings” with Biden on Monday and that he is not considered a “close contact” under guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After a brief delay, Chris Meagher, a deputy press secretary, introduced Sullivan to a waiting White House press corps and he proceeded with the briefing. She said under White House COVID-19 protocols, she will work from home and plan to return to work at the end of a five-day isolation period and a negative test. This is the second time that COVID-19 has forced Psaki to bow out of accompanying Biden abroad.

The U.S. has resupplied Saudi Arabia with Patriot antimissile interceptors in recent weeks as the Biden administration looks to ease what has been a point of tension in the increasingly complicated U.S.-Saudi relationship.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's war against Ukraine is among the issues the two will discuss.

Face to face by video, President Joe Biden has laid out to China's Xi Jinping the consequences China would face if it provides military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's war against Ukraine is among the issues the two will discuss.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's war against Ukraine is among the issues the two will discuss.

Biden Ireland President Joe Biden speaks at the The Ireland Funds National Gala at the National Building Museum, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky)President Joe Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia’s war against Ukraine. The call follows an intense seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi. U.S. officials have warned that China has amplified Russian disinformation that could be a pretext for Putin’s forces to attack Ukraine with chemical or biological weapons. At the meeting, Sullivan wanted more transparency on Beijing’s posture regarding Russia and repeated that any attempts by China to help Russia avoid sanctions would be costly for Xi's government.

President Joe Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Joe Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the “Asia pivot,” Washington lingo for a long-sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect China's rise.

Moscow has reportedly asked Beijing for military and economic assistance to wage its war against Ukraine, although both governments publicly deny this.

Beijing has refused to criticize Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, or even to refer to the conflict as a “war”. Also Tuesday, the European Union ambassador to China, Nicolas Chapuis, called on China to support Ukraine. In keeping with Russian preferences, Zhao has referred to the war as the “Ukraine issue." “China’s position and statement on the Ukraine issue is completely objective, impartial and constructive," Zhao said. Zhao also said a third batch of humanitarian aid sent by China for Ukraine arrived in Poland on Monday.

China says its stance on the conflict in Ukraine is “completely objective" and “impartial” and is repeating its accusations that the U.S. is spreading misinformation with reports that Beijing has responded positively to a Russian request for military supplies.

The U.S. says Russia has asked China to provide military equipment to assist with its war in Ukraine and that China has responded affirmatively.

Even if China wanted to "bail out" Russia, its capacity to do so is very  limited, said Robert Daly, director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram address aimed at uplifting Ukrainians that his forces were inflicting “devastating losses” on their opponents.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s demands are becoming “more realistic.”.

The meeting would serve as a high-level show of force for NATO countries, which have forged a stronger bond in response to Russia's unprovoked attack.

Russia-Ukraine-War-United States-China White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Feb. 11, 2022, in Washington. The meeting comes as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformation in the Ukraine war. Last week the White House accused Beijing of spreading false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with U.S. support. A U.S. official said that in recent days, Russia has requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. Biden administration officials say Beijing is spreading false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with U.S. support.

The meeting comes as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformation in the Ukraine war. Last week the White House accused Beijing of spreading false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with U.S. support. A U.S. official said that in recent days, Russia has requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. The White House said Monday's Sullivan-Yang talks focused on the direct impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine and on regional and global security. Biden administration officials say Beijing is spreading false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with U.S. support.

The meeting comes as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformation in the Ukraine war. A U.S. official said that in recent days, Russia had requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. Biden administration officials say Beijing is spreading false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with U.S. support. They say China is effectively providing cover if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians. Sullivan said China and all countries are on notice that they cannot “basically bail Russia out ... give Russia a workaround to the sanctions,” with impunity.

The meeting comes as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformation in the Ukraine war. The prospect of China offering Russia financial help is one of several concerns for President Joe Biden. A U.S. official said that in recent days, Russia had requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. They say China is effectively providing cover if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians. Russia also supports the Assad government in Syria, which has used chemical weapons against its people in a decade-long civil war.

Ukrainian and Russian officials have held a new round of talks as Moscow’s troops press their assault on Kyiv and other cities.

In advance of the talks, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan bluntly warned China to avoid helping Russia evade punishment from global sanctions that have hammered the Russian economy. The prospect of China offering Russia financial help is one of several concerns for President Joe Biden. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, said that in recent days, Russia had requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. They say China is effectively providing cover if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians. Sullivan said China and all countries are on notice that they cannot “basically bail Russia out ... give Russia a workaround to the sanctions,” with impunity.

In advance of the talks, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan bluntly warned China to avoid helping Russia evade punishment from global sanctions that have hammered the Russian economy. The prospect of China offering Russia financial help is one of several concerns for President Joe Biden. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, said that in recent days, Russia had requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. They say China is effectively providing cover if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians. Sullivan said China and all countries are on notice that they cannot “basically bail Russia out ... give Russia a workaround to the sanctions,” with impunity.

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser has warned a top Chinese official about China’s support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion — even as the Kremlin denies anew that it has requested Chinese military equipment.

A U.S. official says Russia has asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine.

In advance of the talks, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan bluntly warned China to avoid helping Russia evade punishment from global sanctions that have hammered the Russian economy. The prospect of China offering Russia financial help is one of several concerns for President Joe Biden. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, said that in recent days, Russia had requested support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine. They say China is effectively providing cover if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians. Sullivan said China and all countries are on notice that they cannot “basically bail Russia out ... give Russia a workaround to the sanctions,” with impunity.