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President Joe Biden will be in Berlin this week with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Kia as major arms suppliers to Ukraine consider further aid, according to three Western officials familiar with the matter.・It is said that he is expected to resume talks with British Prime Minister Starmer. The conflict is about to enter its fourth year.
The four leaders were scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Ramstein Air Base the week before, but the meeting was canceled as Biden postponed his overseas trip as Hurricane Milton approached the southeastern United States. It became.
Biden promised to reschedule his trip to Germany, but the outlook for the so-called European Quad meeting remained uncertain.
Mr. Zelenskiy was scheduled to travel to Germany on Friday for a bilateral visit with Mr. Scholz, who pledged another $1.5 billion in additional aid.
The United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and France are all important arms suppliers to Ukraine’s defense against Russia, providing about $90 billion in direct military aid since February 2022, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank. Provided.
President Zelenskiy has embarked on a world tour in recent weeks to shore up support for Russia’s defense, but the U.S. presidential election has raised questions about the sustainability of that aid. During a visit to Washington in September, Zelensky met with Vice President Kamala Harris and also spoke directly with former President Donald Trump.
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