In a week of high-stakes diplomacy, President Biden scored largely symbolic wins during his meeting in Germany with the leaders of the seven largest global economies as he fell short of achieving his ambitious goals for the summit.
Mr. Biden on Tuesday departed the Group of Seven, or G-7, summit in Germany without securing a consensus to cap the price of Russian oil or tougher sanctions on Moscow or expanding a plan to counter China’s growing influence around the globe.
But on his way to a follow-up NATO summit in Madrid, Mr. Biden was able to pocket one victory when it was announced Turkey had dropped its objections and the way was now clear for Sweden and Finland to join the Western military alliance in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.