In his first State of the Union address, Biden clarified that the US troops were deployed to Europe not to fight in Ukraine but to "defend NATO allies".
Russia is calling for a fresh approach to Europe’s security architecture upon which it believes to hold significant leverage and influence similar to the US.
After about 3 hours together, the two leaders showed how differently they interpreted that goal. Concrete accomplishments were hard to define, and both leaders were in vintage form.
Pakistan must reduce non-productive expenditures like defence. The country's political economy has been overdetermined by the imperative of 'national security'.
Aim is to ensure not just disengagement of troops, but overall de-escalation. Govt in favour of solving tensions through talks as it wants peace with all neighbours including China.
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.