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Mr Macron arriving at the summit. AFP
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Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, front left, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a photo during an extraordinary Nato summit in Brussels. AP Photo
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Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference at the end of the summit in Brussels. EPA
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France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Mr Biden as they arrive at Nato headquarters. AFP
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The leaders gather for a photo in Brussels. AP Photo
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Boris Johnson attend a bilateral meeting. Getty Images
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Joe Biden speaks with Jens Stoltenberg during the summit. Reuters
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson. PA
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Mr Biden is greeted by Mr Stoltenberg as he arrives for meetings with Nato allies in the Belgian capital. AP Photo
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Mr Johnson addresses media representatives after he arrives in Brussels. AFP
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the press in Brussels. AFP
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Mr Macron shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP
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Mr Stoltenberg at Nato's headquarters in Brussels. AFP
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Mr Erdogan with officials including Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as he arrives in Brussels. AFP
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Mr Macron arriving at the summit. AFP
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Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, front left, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a photo during an extraordinary Nato summit in Brussels. AP Photo
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Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference at the end of the summit in Brussels. EPA
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France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Mr Biden as they arrive at Nato headquarters. AFP
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The leaders gather for a photo in Brussels. AP Photo
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Boris Johnson attend a bilateral meeting. Getty Images
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Joe Biden speaks with Jens Stoltenberg during the summit. Reuters
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson. PA
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Mr Biden is greeted by Mr Stoltenberg as he arrives for meetings with Nato allies in the Belgian capital. AP Photo
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Mr Johnson addresses media representatives after he arrives in Brussels. AFP
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the press in Brussels. AFP
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Mr Macron shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP
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Mr Stoltenberg at Nato's headquarters in Brussels. AFP
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Mr Erdogan with officials including Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as he arrives in Brussels. AFP
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Mr Macron arriving at the summit. AFP