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‘Very important year’: Biden and Scholz re-pledge to help Ukraine amid growing public concern
‘Very important year’: Biden and Scholz re-pledge to help Ukraine amid growing public concern
Germany finds itself in a very difficult domestic situation amid the consequences of its support for Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said on Friday after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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“I know it hasn’t been easy. Very difficult for you,” Biden said, as quoted by the White House. Biden mentioned domestic political challenges in Germany, such as increasing defense spending and diversifying away from Russian energy sources, the White House said. The meeting comes following coinciding decisions by the United States and Germany to supply Ukraine with Abrams and Leopard main battle tanks. Scholz was allegedly reluctant to supply Leopards unless Biden also agreed to supply US-made Abrams tanks. Addressing the meeting, Scholz stressed that it was important for Berlin and its allies to continue to work together to support Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Scholz stressed the importance of sending the message that the West will support Ukraine “as long as necessary”. “And I really appreciate the very good cooperation between the two of us, the governments of the United States and Germany and Europe,” he said, noting that the transatlantic partnership is in very good shape. Scholz’s meeting with Biden came a day after he told German lawmakers on Thursday that it was impossible to achieve peace in Ukraine despite demands to stop arms supplies to Kiev. the inner workings of the meeting were not made public and received no media coverage, the one-day meeting was also expected to address European security as a whole, with an angle on how whose partners could get their hands on Russia and China. A White House brief, however, noted that world leaders have pledged to continue their regime of sanctions against Russia as well as to continue aid to the Ukraine: In fact, the Biden administration has announced earlier that it was issuing a $400 million package that includes ammunition for HIMARS, Bradley fighting vehicles and howitzers. , who explained in February how the United States was allegedly involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which supplied a substantial amount of gas to Germany. To date, the United States has denied any involvement in the attacks.
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“I know it hasn’t been easy. Very difficult for you,” Biden said, as quoted by the White House.
Biden mentioned domestic political challenges in Germany, such as increasing defense spending and diversifying away from Russian energy sources, the White House said.
The meeting comes following coinciding decisions by the United States and Germany to supply Ukraine with Abrams and Leopard main battle tanks. Scholz was allegedly reluctant to supply Leopards unless Biden also agreed to supply US-made Abrams tanks.
Addressing the meeting, Scholz stressed that it was important for Berlin and its allies to continue to work together to support Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
“It’s really important that we act together and make sure that we can provide the necessary support to Ukraine during this whole time,” Scholz said, adding that 2023 will be a “very, very important year.”
Scholz stressed the importance of sending the message that the West will support Ukraine “as long as necessary.”
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“And I really appreciate the very good cooperation between the two of us, the governments of the United States, Germany and Europe,” he said, noting that the transatlantic partnership is now in very good shape. .
Scholz’s meeting with Biden came a day after he told German lawmakers on Thursday that it was impossible to achieve peace in Ukraine despite demands to halt arms supplies to Kyiv.
Although the workings of the meeting were not made public and received no media coverage, the one-day meeting was also set to address European security as a whole, with an angle on how the partners could get their hands on Russia and China.
A White House brief, however, noted that world leaders pledged to continue their sanctions regime against Russia as well as continued aid to Ukraine. In fact, the Biden administration announced earlier that it was issuing a $400 million package that includes ammunition for HIMARS, Bradley fighting vehicles, and howitzers.
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Friday’s closed-door meeting also comes a day after Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s explosive findings detailed in February how the United States was allegedly involved in the destruction of Nord Stream pipelines, which provided a substantial amount of gas. To Germany. To date, the United States has denied any involvement in the attacks.
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