WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – At the start of his meeting with US President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured Ukraine of continued support in defending against the Russian attackers. The joint support of Ukraine in the past year was very important, said Scholz on Friday in the White House at a brief press meeting at the beginning of the conversation. “Now it is very important to send the message that we will continue this for as long as necessary.”
Scholz also emphasized how good he thinks relations with the USA are. “I really appreciate the very good working relationship between the two of us,” he told Biden in English. This also applies to the cooperation between the governments in the USA, Germany and Europe.
It is the Chancellor’s second visit to the White House since he took office almost 15 months ago. The focus of the conversation should be the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine./mfi/jac/trö/DP/he