Congress last week and to a number of other countries as well. MARTINEZ: Now, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is going to speak to this joint session and NATO remotely.
And that's what President Biden is doing on this trip. And it sends a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who expected the NATO alliance to be wobbly, that it isn't, that it's stuck together. It matters to people in Europe who are really nervous about this conflict. KEITH: Townsend says this moment matters. That family photo is going to show everyone that these guys are unified. You know, at NATO, they have all the heads of state and government line up on those risers, and they take the family photo. He is a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO. KEITH: There's a moment at the beginning of all of these big international meetings - one that to me up to now has always just seemed like an awkward photo op. What does it say that he's actually going to be there in person? And we know President Biden has been holding calls with these leaders for months. MARTINEZ: Now, there's some symbolism here - an American president going to Europe as a war rages on.
You'll recall that Russia was kicked out of what was the G-8 after it annexed Crimea in 2014. That's one of those groups of the world's biggest economies. Two more things that Biden wants to talk to leaders about - China's close relationship with Russia and whether Russia should be allowed to stay in the G-20. KEITH: We've also been told to expect more humanitarian assistance to be announced for Ukrainians still inside the country and those who have fled. He will announce joint action on enhancing European energy security and reducing Europe's dependence on Russian gas at long last. He will work with allies on longer term adjustments to NATO force posture on the eastern flank.
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JAKE SULLIVAN: He will join our partners in imposing further sanctions on Russia and tightening the existing sanctions to crack down on evasion and to ensure robust enforcement. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, told us yesterday that Biden plans to stay the course and that the leaders will announce more sanctions. And at times, that has opened him up to criticism from members of Congress for not moving as quickly as they would like. We've seen the president be very deliberate in his moves on sanctions to make sure that everyone was on the same page before announcing new moves. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: You know, this is the latest push to try to keep Western leaders moving in lockstep on this crisis. So what do you expect to come out of these meetings? President Biden is going to attend an emergency NATO summit, G-7 meeting and also speak to the European Council. NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith joins us from Brussels. His goal - maintain the unity and intensify the consequences for Russia.
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Now three weeks into the conflict, he is traveling to Brussels for a series of meetings. You'll want to keep an eye out for Adam Sevani from Step Up 2 as well as Ian Eastwood, Matt Steffanina, D Trix and more.Keeping the allies united has been one of President Biden's key objectives in the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Dance is still so popular and has evolved over the past decade since the first Step Up, so I brought in the new digital generation to pass the torch, but also say the OGs are still here and thriving." "We get asked all the time by fans to do a reunion and when we heard about Channing and Jenna's show, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to put together something fun with a sense of humor about ourselves," Alyson said. The "movie" also involves Alyson losing her male lead, and a dancer who can't speak because his only role is to be a dancer. They fall in love and know the same dance. In a new Youtube video entitled "If Life Were a Dance Movie," the dancer and singer reunites with some former Step Up co-stars and other famous dancers to joke about the formulaic nature of dance movies. Alyson Stoner often releases dance videos to popular songs on her channel, but this week she decided to shake things up with special guests and a hilarious mock movie.
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