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FILE - Cars drive past by board depicting US President Joe Biden and reads: "The World of Brave People! #thank you for support", in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine Jan. 30, 2023. Early in the war, Joe Biden vowed that NATO would defend “every inch” of its territory to dissuade Putin from setting his sights on any member country. Finland and Sweden even gave up their traditional stance of non-alignment to apply to join NATO and secure that very protection. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)