Scholz, Biden to hold Ukraine aid talks amid Senate impasse

WASHINGTON, Feb 9: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will Friday hold talks in Washington with President Joe Biden focused on sustaining military support for war-torn Ukraine as a political impasse holds up a multi-billion-dollar US package.

High on the agenda will also be escalating tensions in the Middle East, where Israels war against Hamas is raging on and Washington has launched strikes on Iran-linked targets following attacks on American troops.

The United States is Kyivs biggest military backer, and Germany its second biggest, and the Biden-Scholz meeting comes almost two years since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Along with other countries, Washington and Berlin have sent a vast array of weapons and other support to Kyiv. But the conflict has become bogged down and doubts are growing about further aid from Kyivs Western backers, which would be a boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin.    —AFP