text:  The future is whether Ukraine should be admitted into the club. Membership seems to be off the cards right now. And there's another pressing issue at play, whether the leader of NATO's most powerful member, the United States, will stand for re-election against Donald Trump. President Biden is sure to be under intense scrutiny over the next few days. Well, in a moment, we'll hear from the foreign minister of Ukraine's neighbour, Poland. First, though, let's hear from our State Department correspondent, Tom Bateman, who's in Washington.