US President Joe Biden and Western allies opened the first of three summits today. The summit aimed to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his military operation in Ukraine.<br />'' <br />''The European diplomatic capital Brussels is hosting an emergency NATO summit as well as a gathering of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and a summit of the 27 members of the European Union. Biden will attend all three meetings and plans to hold a news conference at the end of the day.<br />''<br />''Biden arrived in Brussels, yesterday with the hopes of nudging allies to enact new sanctions on Russia, which has already seen its economy crippled by a steady stream of bans, boycotts, and penalties over the past four weeks.<br />''<br />''NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg before chairing the security alliance's summit said that, they need to do more, and therefore, need to invest more. There is a new sense of urgency and NATO expects that the leaders will agree to accelerate the investments in defense.<br />''<br />