Meanwhile, leaders of four western European countries have agreed on the need to provide a united front to ensure Russia respects Ukraine's independence.
And when the great enemies of Old Starvation and Old Death come skulking down on us, we put up a united front and fight them side by side, as we fight the woods fires.
These comments come at a time when European leaders are trying to put on a united front after some of them, particularly Germany, took quite a while to arm Ukraine and to hammer home how Russia must be defeated militarily.
" They will try to find some way to present a sort of a united front against Prime Minister Abe in Japan. And of course, that puts the United States in an awkward position, " he said.