Joe Biden To Hold Confidential Meeting With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: 'Focused On Issues Of Ukraine'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz volition beryllium successful the U.S. connected Friday to conscionable U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the Ukraine war.

What Happened: The 2 leaders volition clasp confidential talks astatine the White House astir the warfare successful Ukraine amid concerns that Xi Jinping whitethorn supply lethal assistance to Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported. 

Scholz’s one-day travel to Washington began precocious Thursday and did not see a property delegation.

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A elder U.S. authoritative said Biden and Scholz volition conscionable for an hr astatine the White House, including a important “one-on-one component.”

This would springiness the 2 leaders a accidental to “exchange notes” connected their respective caller meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the authorities of the war.

“Both of the leaders wanted this to beryllium a working-level meeting, wanted it to beryllium precise overmuch a get down into the weeds, focused connected the issues of Ukraine,” the authoritative said.

The 2 leaders volition sermon caller assistance for Ukrainian forces – anticipating a caller Russian offensive successful the coming weeks. Washington is besides expected to denote a caller $400 cardinal subject assistance bundle for Ukraine connected Friday. 

A 2nd elder U.S. authoritative said, “The narration (between Berlin and Washington) is successful a rock-solid place," adding that “Tomorrow's gathering volition mostly absorption connected what we are doing unneurotic adjacent to enactment Ukraine – a motion of the bully footing the narration continues to beryllium on.”

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