President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Scholz vow to support support Kyiv for ‘as long as it takes’
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United States President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholzheld talks at the White House on Friday and pledged tosupport Ukraine as long as it takes and punish Russia over its invasion of Kyiv. In a briefing, President Biden said that he last met Scholz when, "Russia was amassing its troops," on the border, adding the West hadvowed to respond and "together we made good on that promise."
This comes hours after a warning from Russia to western countries overproviding tanks and other military weapons to Ukraine, pointing towards Germany.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Kremlin said it is obvious thatthis will prolong the conflict and have "sad consequences for Ukrainians."
It was Scholz's first trip to the US since Feb 2022, andthe two leaders highlighted their approach to support Kyiv, said an AFP report.
In reply to Russia's warning, Scholz said that it is important to send a message to Ukraine that "we will continue to support Kyiv as long it takes."
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Watch |Scholz meets Biden in order to keep Ukraine strategies aligned
The chancellor's visit came after a period of rocky ties, mainly over the delivery of military tanks long sought by officials in Kyiv, which they agreed on at the end of January.
The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Germany is extremely sensitive.
This is becauseBiden's predecessorDonald Trump put pressure on Berlin to drop the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.
The two leaders also discussed issues related to China.
Former US diplomat Jeffery Rathke said that the meeting sends a clear and persuasive signal to China over its relationship with Moscow, with both sides warning against sending military arms to Russia.
(With inputs from agencies)
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