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Joe Biden on Thursday used the first state visit of his presidency to demonstrate unity with France’s Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine, show willingness to speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and assuage European anger over U.S. subsidies. The U.S. president and first lady Jill Biden held a sumptuous, star-studded White House state dinner, featuring music from Jon Batiste and Chardonnay from the Napa Valley, in honor of President Macron and his wife, Brigitte. Also Read | As Emmanuel Macron pays state visit to US, Ukraine tests an old alliance But Ukraine, the biggest attack on a European state since 1945, remained...