Joe Biden flew on Thursday for a brief trip to Germany intended to underline the importance of the link with a faithful European ally whom the outgoing president should urge to remain mobilized to help Ukraine, whatever the outcome of the American election.
Air Force One, the presidential plane, took off from Washington for Berlin, where it is expected to arrive Thursday evening.
Ukraine will be at the heart of talks on Friday between Joe Biden and German officials, at a time when Russian bombings against its essential infrastructure are increasing and its army is retreating on the eastern front.
Joe Biden will also hold a four-way meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, according to the visit program sent by the White House.
The conflict in the Middle East should also be on the agenda of discussions, while Israel said Thursday it was “verifying” whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar was “eliminated” during an operation in the Gaza Strip.
The Democrat postponed his trip to Germany a week ago due to Hurricane Milton. However, there is no question of giving up this farewell visit, even if the president has reduced it to one day.
The presidential election on November 5 in the United States could constitute a turning point in the event of the victory of Republican Donald Trump, which has some fearing a drastic reduction in American military aid to kyiv.
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