>> Announcer: THIS IS AN NBC

>> Announcer: THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT.

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT.

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT. HERE'S LESTER HOLT.

HERE'S LESTER HOLT.

HERE'S LESTER HOLT. >> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.

>> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.

>> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ABOUT TO

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ABOUT TO

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ABOUT TO HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING

HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING

HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS.

THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS.

THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS. HE IS LOOKING TO TURN THE PAGE

HE IS LOOKING TO TURN THE PAGE

HE IS LOOKING TO TURN THE PAGE WITH NATO ALLIES AFTER FORMER

WITH NATO ALLIES AFTER FORMER

WITH NATO ALLIES AFTER FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED THE ALLIANCE OBSOLETE.

THE ALLIANCE OBSOLETE.

THE ALLIANCE OBSOLETE. THIS IS THE LATEST LEG IN THE

THIS IS THE LATEST LEG IN THE

THIS IS THE LATEST LEG IN THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

PRESIDENT'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

PRESIDENT'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP AS PRESIDENT, WHICH WILL

AS PRESIDENT, WHICH WILL

AS PRESIDENT, WHICH WILL CULMINATE WITH THE MUCH

CULMINATE WITH THE MUCH

CULMINATE WITH THE MUCH ANTICIPATED SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN

ANTICIPATED SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN

ANTICIPATED SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LATER

PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LATER

PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LATER THIS WEEK.

THIS WEEK.

THIS WEEK. YOU CAN SEE THE PODIUM SET FOR

YOU CAN SEE THE PODIUM SET FOR

YOU CAN SEE THE PODIUM SET FOR THE PRESIDENT SEATED IN THE

THE PRESIDENT SEATED IN THE

THE PRESIDENT SEATED IN THE FRONT ROW, DEFENSE SECRETARY

FRONT ROW, DEFENSE SECRETARY

FRONT ROW, DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN, SECRETARY OF STATE

LLOYD AUSTIN, SECRETARY OF STATE

LLOYD AUSTIN, SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN ALSO THERE.

ANTONY BLINKEN ALSO THERE.

ANTONY BLINKEN ALSO THERE. A LOT TO DISCUSS WITH THE

A LOT TO DISCUSS WITH THE

A LOT TO DISCUSS WITH THE PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. CERTAINLY HE HAS HEARD A LOT

CERTAINLY HE HAS HEARD A LOT

CERTAINLY HE HAS HEARD A LOT ABOUT CONCERNS OF FELLOW NATO

ABOUT CONCERNS OF FELLOW NATO

ABOUT CONCERNS OF FELLOW NATO MEMBERS THAT HE WILL LIKELY

MEMBERS THAT HE WILL LIKELY

MEMBERS THAT HE WILL LIKELY BRING IN THE MEETING WITH

BRING IN THE MEETING WITH

BRING IN THE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN.

PRESIDENT PUTIN.

PRESIDENT PUTIN. ALSO CHINA.

ALSO CHINA.

ALSO CHINA. MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS

MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS

MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS IN THE G-7 SEEN TO THE CONTEXT

IN THE G-7 SEEN TO THE CONTEXT

IN THE G-7 SEEN TO THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SECURITY.

OF NATIONAL SECURITY.

OF NATIONAL SECURITY. SO THE PRESIDENT EAGER TO ANSWER

SO THE PRESIDENT EAGER TO ANSWER

SO THE PRESIDENT EAGER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT MANY OF THOSE

QUESTIONS ABOUT MANY OF THOSE

QUESTIONS ABOUT MANY OF THOSE THINGS.

THINGS.

THINGS. AS WE AWAIT HIS APDS ON THE

AS WE AWAIT HIS APDS ON THE

AS WE AWAIT HIS APDS ON THE STAGE LET'S QUICKLY GO TO OUR

STAGE LET'S QUICKLY GO TO OUR

STAGE LET'S QUICKLY GO TO OUR CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL.

CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL.

CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL. GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS

GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS

GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO PEEK.

THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO PEEK.

THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO PEEK. >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT

>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT

>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS

THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS

THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS MEETING IS THEIR DECISION TO PUT

MEETING IS THEIR DECISION TO PUT

MEETING IS THEIR DECISION TO PUT IN THEIR COMMUNIQUE, TO ANNOUNCE

IN THEIR COMMUNIQUE, TO ANNOUNCE

IN THEIR COMMUNIQUE, TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHINA IS A GROWING THREAT.

THAT CHINA IS A GROWING THREAT.

THAT CHINA IS A GROWING THREAT. A MILITARY THREAT, CONCERN ABOUT

A MILITARY THREAT, CONCERN ABOUT

A MILITARY THREAT, CONCERN ABOUT CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE,

CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE,

CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE, GROWING NUCLEAR POWER.

GROWING NUCLEAR POWER.

GROWING NUCLEAR POWER. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR MORE

THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR MORE

THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS DEVOTED TO ITS

THAN 70 YEARS DEVOTED TO ITS

THAN 70 YEARS DEVOTED TO ITS ORIGINS GOING UP AGAINST THE

ORIGINS GOING UP AGAINST THE

ORIGINS GOING UP AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION, THE WEST AGAINST

SOVIET UNION, THE WEST AGAINST

SOVIET UNION, THE WEST AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION, THEN AND NOW

THE SOVIET UNION, THEN AND NOW

THE SOVIET UNION, THEN AND NOW THE WEST, EUROPE AND AMERICA

THE WEST, EUROPE AND AMERICA

THE WEST, EUROPE AND AMERICA AGAINST RUSSIA.

AGAINST RUSSIA.

AGAINST RUSSIA. AND SO FOR THEM -- FOR THE FIRST

AND SO FOR THEM -- FOR THE FIRST

AND SO FOR THEM -- FOR THE FIRST TIME TO DESCRIBE CHINA AS A

TIME TO DESCRIBE CHINA AS A

TIME TO DESCRIBE CHINA AS A THREAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

THREAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

THREAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN WANTED.

BIDEN WANTED.

BIDEN WANTED. IT'S WHAT HE DID NOT FULLY GET

IT'S WHAT HE DID NOT FULLY GET

IT'S WHAT HE DID NOT FULLY GET IN TERMS OF TOUGH LANGUAGE ABOUT

IN TERMS OF TOUGH LANGUAGE ABOUT

IN TERMS OF TOUGH LANGUAGE ABOUT CHINA FROM THE G-7.

CHINA FROM THE G-7.

CHINA FROM THE G-7. HE GOT EVERYTHING HE WANTED FROM

HE GOT EVERYTHING HE WANTED FROM

HE GOT EVERYTHING HE WANTED FROM WHAT I CAN READ.

WHAT I CAN READ.

WHAT I CAN READ. TOUGH STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA AND

TOUGH STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA AND

TOUGH STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA AND CHINA, CALLING BOTH OF THEM PART

CHINA, CALLING BOTH OF THEM PART

CHINA, CALLING BOTH OF THEM PART OF THE GROWTH OF AUTHORITARIAN

OF THE GROWTH OF AUTHORITARIAN

OF THE GROWTH OF AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES THE WEST HAS TO BE

REGIMES THE WEST HAS TO BE

REGIMES THE WEST HAS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

CONCERNED ABOUT.

CONCERNED ABOUT. STRONG AND RESPONSIVE.

STRONG AND RESPONSIVE.

STRONG AND RESPONSIVE. WHAT IS ALSO NOW BREAKING IS A

WHAT IS ALSO NOW BREAKING IS A

WHAT IS ALSO NOW BREAKING IS A TWEET BY PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

TWEET BY PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

TWEET BY PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE WANTING TO GET INTO NATO.

WANTING TO GET INTO NATO.

WANTING TO GET INTO NATO. HE WANTS THE NATO CONTRACT TO

HE WANTS THE NATO CONTRACT TO

HE WANTS THE NATO CONTRACT TO BECOME A MEMBER OF NATO SO NATO

BECOME A MEMBER OF NATO SO NATO

BECOME A MEMBER OF NATO SO NATO HAS TO DEFEND HIM AGAINST

HAS TO DEFEND HIM AGAINST

HAS TO DEFEND HIM AGAINST RUSSIA.

RUSSIA.

RUSSIA. THAT WOULD BE MILITARILY

THAT WOULD BE MILITARILY

THAT WOULD BE MILITARILY SOMETHING VERY CHALLENGING.

SOMETHING VERY CHALLENGING.

SOMETHING VERY CHALLENGING. SOMETHING THE U.S. DOESN'T WANT.

SOMETHING THE U.S. DOESN'T WANT.

SOMETHING THE U.S. DOESN'T WANT. THEY WANT TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT,

THEY WANT TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT,

THEY WANT TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT, WEAPONS, BUT NOT BE ENGAGED IN A

WEAPONS, BUT NOT BE ENGAGED IN A

WEAPONS, BUT NOT BE ENGAGED IN A POTENTIAL GROUND WAR AGAINST

POTENTIAL GROUND WAR AGAINST

POTENTIAL GROUND WAR AGAINST RUSSIA, WHICH IS NOT ONLY NEXT