𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝐁𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐳 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚!

It was announced in a news release by the White House on January 27 that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz would visit Washington on February 9 to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden. Concerned about the future of U.S. financial and military aid to Kyiv, the two heads of state will meet to explore methods to bolster Ukraine’s position. The Republicans in Congress are linking support for Biden’s $61 billion aid proposal for Ukraine to tougher immigration measures, therefore the measure has stalled. Meanwhile, at a special meeting on February 9, Germany and other EU member states overwhelmingly approved a financial aid package for Ukraine totaling 50 billion euros ($54.3 billion), eliminating months of opposition from Hungary. The Scholz-Biden meeting will also cover the current Israel-Hamas conflict; the two presidents are likely to reaffirm their backing for Israel’s right to self-defense and emphasize the urgency of immediately stepping up protection and humanitarian aid for Gazan innocents. And before the NATO summit in Washington in July, the two sides will meet for a pre-summit conversation.

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