Good morning. Welcome to Axios Today. It's Friday, March 25th. I'm Nyla Boudou. Today,

culture wars dominate at the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee

Katanji Brown Jackson. But first, President Biden delivers a message of strength from Brussels.

NATO United is today's one big thing.

NATO has never, never been more united than it is today.

President Biden speaking from Brussels yesterday, where he held emergency meetings with NATO

allies on Russia's war in Ukraine. Speaking to the press, Biden was clear on the purpose of the

talks, ensure that NATO remains committed to action against Russia's brutality.

Why I ask for this NATO meeting today is to be sure that after a month we will sustain

what we're doing not just next month, the following month, but for their remainder this entire year.

That's what will stop him. Axios co-founder Mike Ellen in managing editor for politics, Margaret

Taliv are both with me in person to break down what we learned from President Biden. Hello to

both of you. Hi, Nyla. Hello, Nyla.

Margaret is NATO and the U.S. as unified as President Biden was making its sound there?

I mean, the answer is yes, but so far they have moved in a very unified fashion, but they've also

moved in a very cautious and measured fashion. And part of the reason why is because it's been so

important for them to move in lockstep. But what happens when things get more complicated? We heard

early discussion about whether Russia should be forced out of the G20. There are big questions

around what happens if there is, in fact, a chemical attack. The allies agree. The West agrees

that there would be consequences. But what would those consequences be?

Mike, so Margaret saying we haven't gotten to complicated yet when it comes to Russia and Ukraine?

No, ma'am. Right now, President Biden is able to say that he successfully led the West, right?

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