Biden call to allies kicks off crucial week for West's Ukraine strategy

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Joe Biden was talking by phone with key European allies on Monday (March 21) ahead of attending Nato and EU summits, followed by a trip to Poland, in a crucial week for the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The White House said Biden was hosting the call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “to discuss their coordinated responses to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine”. Later, Biden will join prominent CEOs in Washington at a roundtable where the economic…