US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized that they would continue to pressure Russia while continuing to support Ukraine.
The White House said in a statement on the 3rd (local time) that President Biden and Prime Minister Scholz had a summit meeting at the White House that day and discussed this.
President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Scholz’s visit and reaffirmed the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Germany.
On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the two leaders agreed on the importance of continuing efforts to provide security, economic, political and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and maintaining global solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to charge Russia for aggression as necessary.
The two leaders also exchanged views on other global issues, the White House said.
Earlier, President Biden said in his remarks at the meeting that Germany’s support for Ukraine was “crucial” and that “in addition to important military support, Germany has boosted the morale of Ukrainians.”
President Biden said that Germany has been trying to increase defense spending and move away from Russian energy. “I know it is not easy. It is very difficult.”
“This is a very important year because peace is under very dangerous threat from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine,” Scholz said. I think it is,” he said.
CNN reported that the two leaders discussed the issue of aid to Ukraine at the meeting that day. A senior US government official said, “The most important purpose of this meeting was an opportunity for the two leaders to coordinate specifically on Ukraine.”
It seems that the two leaders also discussed the possibility of China’s military aid to Russia and the issue of its response. The United States and the European Union (EU) have sent open messages of warning about China’s possible support for lethal weapons.
Source: Donga
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