US President Joe Biden will travel to Germany less than a month before the election, the trip will take place from October 10 to 12, the White House said.
Biden will thank the country’s authorities for their support for Ukraine, the deployment of US troops and “contributions to the security of the United States, Germany and the entire NATO,” the statement said. No other details were given.
According to Der Spiegel, the Chancellor’s government is currently Olaf Scholz plans to invite the French president to the country Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keira Starmerwill discuss support for Ukraine. The US president will also visit the US air base at Ramstein in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Tagesspiegel notes that this will be the first trip by a US president to Berlin in eight years; he last visited the German capital in 2016. barack obamaIn 2022, Biden attended the G7 summit in Elmau, Bavaria, and in 2023 he visited Ramstein Air Force Base, but he did not come to Germany on a bilateral visit during his presidential term.
On September 24, speaking before the UN General Assembly, Biden said the United States will support Ukraine until a “just and lasting peace” is achieved. He will meet with Vladimir Zelensky this week and will announce new measures to provide military assistance to kyiv, the White House said.
