Day one of Nato summit in Lithuania - in pictures


  • NATO heads of state and partners during a group photo at a social dinner at the summit in Vilnius. AP
    NATO heads of state and partners during a group photo at a social dinner at the summit in Vilnius. AP
  • Emmanuel Macron next to the Ukrainian President's wife Olena Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Council President Charles Michel and his partner Amelie Derbaudrenghien. AFP
    Emmanuel Macron next to the Ukrainian President's wife Olena Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Council President Charles Michel and his partner Amelie Derbaudrenghien. AFP
  • Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his wife Diana Nausediene welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee. EPA
    Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his wife Diana Nausediene welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee. EPA
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska at a social dinner during the NATO summit in Lithuania. AP
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska at a social dinner during the NATO summit in Lithuania. AP
  • Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni share a joke at the Presidential Palace. Reuters
    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni share a joke at the Presidential Palace. Reuters
  • Leaders of Nato member countries pose for an official photo on the opening day of the annual Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bloomberg
    Leaders of Nato member countries pose for an official photo on the opening day of the annual Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bloomberg
  • Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden speak during the meeting in Vilnius. EPA
    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden speak during the meeting in Vilnius. EPA
  • Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP
    Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP
  • President of France Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a discussion. Getty Images
    President of France Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a discussion. Getty Images
  • Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, right, welcomes his US counterpart Joe Biden to the Presidential Palace in Vilnius before the Nato summit. EPA
    Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, right, welcomes his US counterpart Joe Biden to the Presidential Palace in Vilnius before the Nato summit. EPA
  • Mr Macron speaks to the media as he arrives in Vilnius. EPA
    Mr Macron speaks to the media as he arrives in Vilnius. EPA
  • Mr Sunak speaking to journalists on a plane while travelling to the Nato summit. PA
    Mr Sunak speaking to journalists on a plane while travelling to the Nato summit. PA
  • Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives. AFP
    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives. AFP
  • Mr Scholz disembarks in Vilnius. AFP
    Mr Scholz disembarks in Vilnius. AFP
  • Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau address the media. Reuters
    Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau address the media. Reuters
  • Military personnel keep watch on the opening day of the Nato summit in the Lithuanian capital. Bloomberg
    Military personnel keep watch on the opening day of the Nato summit in the Lithuanian capital. Bloomberg
  • Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shakes hands with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol. Reuters
    Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shakes hands with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol. Reuters
  • A mural of a girl holding a map of Ukraine aloft, in Vilnius. Bloomberg
    A mural of a girl holding a map of Ukraine aloft, in Vilnius. Bloomberg
  • Mr Stoltenberg, right, greets New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. AP
    Mr Stoltenberg, right, greets New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. AP
  • Lithuanian soldiers arriving at the summit venue. Bloomberg
    Lithuanian soldiers arriving at the summit venue. Bloomberg
  • The red carpet is prepared for Mr Biden's arrival at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius. Reuters
    The red carpet is prepared for Mr Biden's arrival at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius. Reuters