{"id":115279,"date":"2024-10-17T18:44:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T11:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115279"},"modified":"2024-10-17T18:44:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T11:44:20","slug":"what-to-know-as-biden-heads-for-farewell-trip-to-germany-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115279","title":{"rendered":"What to know as Biden heads for farewell trip to Germany : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28599\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3066;&#10;        --source-height: 2083;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3066x2083+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F68%2F59b4c853481899baa4ad4ffd2733%2Fap23061602255852.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3066x2083+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F68%2F59b4c853481899baa4ad4ffd2733%2Fap23061602255852.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3066x2083+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F68%2F59b4c853481899baa4ad4ffd2733%2Fap23061602255852.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3066x2083+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F68%2F59b4c853481899baa4ad4ffd2733%2Fap23061602255852.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3066x2083+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F68%2F59b4c853481899baa4ad4ffd2733%2Fap23061602255852.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) arrive for the official Group of Seven summit welcome ceremony at Castle Elmau in Kr\u00fcn, Germany, on June 26, 2022.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3066x2083+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F68%2F59b4c853481899baa4ad4ffd2733%2Fap23061602255852.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) arrive for the official Group of Seven summit welcome ceremony at Castle Elmau in Kr\u00fcn, Germany, on June 26, 2022.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Martin Meissner\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Martin Meissner\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>BERLIN \u2014 President Biden\u2019s trip to Germany was supposed to be a grand affair complete with military parades in Berlin and a high-level Ukraine summit at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base. That was last week before the White House canceled because of Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<p>In a quick feat of rescheduling, Biden now plans to head to Berlin Thursday. And while this trip is more about brass tacks than brass bands, pomp and circumstance, it\u2019s still expected to be a meeting of great political importance \u2014 especially for Berlin and Europe. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Messaging Moscow<\/h3>\n<p>While the military pageantry planned for Biden\u2019s initial visit was undoubtedly meant as a gesture of gratitude for the outgoing president, the spectacle was also intended for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pulling out all the ceremonial stops is something the Germans have not done for a U.S. president since Ronald Reagan\u2019s visit to divided Berlin in 1987. The audience \u2014 then as now \u2014 was Moscow when Reagan implored \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/publications\/prologue\/2007\/summer\/berlin.html\">Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5155123-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5153533\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/16\/nx-s1-5153533\/ukraine-russia-north-korea-soldiers\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/16\\\/nx-s1-5153533\\\/ukraine-russia-north-korea-soldiers&quot;}\"><picture><source 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src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1949x1949+434+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F35%2F406d4bba4532af96e99ce536e197%2Fgettyimages-2157652819.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1949x1949+434+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F35%2F406d4bba4532af96e99ce536e197%2Fgettyimages-2157652819.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un (right), and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands after a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5155123-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Daniela Schwarzer, foreign policy expert with the Bertelsmann Foundation, says that even without the added ceremony, Biden\u2019s meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin this week is \u201ca signal to Moscow about the resolve of the political West\u201d and its unwavering support for Ukraine against Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Biden and Scholz plan to have a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to talk about Ukraine and the Middle East, a senior U.S. official told reporters on a conference call, previewing the trip.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarzer says the president\u2019s day trip to Berlin is also about domestic politics in the United States ahead of the presidential election: \u201cBiden will be sending a message home to Congress about how imperative American support is for Ukraine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Schwarzer adds that \u2014 as far as the White House is concerned \u2014 this trip is also about European politics: \u201cBehind closed doors in talks with Olaf Scholz, Joe Biden is also likely to relay the message that Europe must prepare to take on even more responsibility in supporting Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5155123-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1082539802\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/1082539802\/russia-ukraine-invasion-explained\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/series\\\/1082539802\\\/russia-ukraine-invasion-explained&quot;}\"><picture><source 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data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/03\/04\/2022-03-01t175456z_190705021_rc2rts9rml0z_rtrmadp_3_ukraine-crisis_sq-e4e6322908731572c4041e607bb879c7ca382ba1.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/03\/04\/2022-03-01t175456z_190705021_rc2rts9rml0z_rtrmadp_3_ukraine-crisis_sq-e4e6322908731572c4041e607bb879c7ca382ba1.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/03\/04\/2022-03-01t175456z_190705021_rc2rts9rml0z_rtrmadp_3_ukraine-crisis_sq-e4e6322908731572c4041e607bb879c7ca382ba1.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/03\/04\/2022-03-01t175456z_190705021_rc2rts9rml0z_rtrmadp_3_ukraine-crisis_sq-e4e6322908731572c4041e607bb879c7ca382ba1.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Ukraine invasion \u2014 explained\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5155123-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>To Kyiv\u2019s disappointment, the last-minute rescheduling of Biden\u2019s trip culminated in the cancellation of the Ramstein meeting at which some 20 leaders were expected to pledge more weapons for Ukraine as it enters its third winter at war. Biden has instead assured Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of his efforts to boost support for Ukraine during the remainder of his term in office, promising a $425 million security assistance package that includes additional air defense capability, air-to-ground munitions and armored vehicles.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Timing is key<\/h3>\n<p>Just under three weeks before the U.S. election, this is a farewell trip as Biden prepares to leave office. Norbert R\u00f6ttgen, a long-term member of the German parliament\u2019s foreign affairs committee, told NPR that \u201cPresident Biden embodies the end of an era\u201d as the relative peace following the end of the Cold War draws to a close and a hot war rages again in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5155123-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK MEDIAPROMO PRIMARY\" --><\/p>\n<p>R\u00f6ttgen says Berlin is reluctant to let go of a president who, for more than half a century, \u201cdevoted his political life to the trans-Atlantic relationship and worked constructively on multilateralism with NATO and Europe.\u201d R\u00f6ttgen says Berlin is also reluctant to face up to the threats that define this new era: \u201cThe question of war or peace has come back to Europe,\u201d R\u00f6ttgen asserts. \u201cWe are experiencing the end of the longest peace period in European history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s trip follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/16\/nx-s1-5153715\/germany-faces-the-reality-of-taking-greater-responsibility-for-its-own-security\">a warning earlier this week from German intelligence chiefs<\/a> who believe Russia will be in a position to launch an attack on NATO by 2030. R\u00f6ttgen \u2014 a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union opposition party \u2014 says this assessment warrants a stronger response from Scholz\u2019s government worthy of the military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/03\/22\/1087859567\/germany-military-buildup-russia-invasion-ukraine\"><em>Zeitenwende<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(or \u201cturning point\u201d) declared by the chancellor days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, signaling a jump in German military spending and a readiness to take a more active role in international affairs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5155123-103\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5147284\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/13\/nx-s1-5147284\/ukraine-drones-russia-war\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/13\\\/nx-s1-5147284\\\/ukraine-drones-russia-war&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2050x2050+513+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F27%2F2ea072054b33b77ae39f7abec05a%2F20240303-dsc6176.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Anton, who doesn't want his name used for security concerns, builds drones with the company Social Drone in his kitchen in Kyiv, Ukraine.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5155123-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Scholz under pressure<\/h3>\n<p>The speed at which Washington rescheduled the trip was met with surprise in Berlin. Political analyst Schwarzer argues that while Scholz should feel lucky the White House rescheduled at all so close to the U.S. election, the German chancellor is in a tricky position. \u201cScholz has coordinated all weapons deliveries to Kyiv with Biden,\u201d Schwarzer says. \u201cAs Biden exits the global political stage and U.S. support becomes less certain, Scholz is not only potentially left alone with such decisions but faces increasing calls from within Germany to negotiate with Putin.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Demands to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine and negotiate with Putin are coming from the hard-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) and the new economically far-left, socially far-right Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), two Russia-friendly parties whose recent regional electoral successes present a challenge for Scholz ahead of next year\u2019s parliamentary election. While Scholz maintains that any peace agreement must be on Ukraine\u2019s terms, he knows his Social Democratic Party (SPD) is currently polling behind the AfD.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5155123-104\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5074203\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/07\/nx-s1-5074203\/kamala-harris-foreign-policy\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/07\\\/nx-s1-5074203\\\/kamala-harris-foreign-policy&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4449x4449+2287+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F4b%2F94c7b5864828a63e245d32cac5ed%2Fgettyimages-2010291515.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 17, 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5155123-104\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Scholz is also under pressure at home after agreeing with Biden to station U.S. medium-range <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/07\/10\/joint-statement-from-united-states-and-germany-on-long-range-fires-deployment-in-germany\/\">missiles on German soil<\/a> starting in 2026 \u2014 a decision that is proving contentious, even within his own party. Amid fears about escalating Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine beyond its borders, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/deutschlandtrend\/deutschlandtrend-afd-kanzler-raketen-stationierung-100.html\">current polls<\/a> show that the public is split on the issue with 45% of Germans against and 40% in favor of hosting U.S. warheads. The issue is likely to feature in next year\u2019s election in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Scholz is not only criticized for apparently doing too much to help Ukraine, but also for doing too little. When Zelenskyy came to Berlin last week, Scholz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/germanys-scholz-announces-more-military-aid-zelenskiy-visits-berlin-2024-10-11\/\">pledged about $1.5 billion<\/a> in fresh military aid for Kyiv, together with Norway, Denmark and Belgium, and a further $185 million to help repair Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure. While he pointed out that Germany remains Ukraine\u2019s second-biggest financial backer after the U.S., opposition lawmakers and some within his own coalition insist the chancellor could do more. Scholz refuses to send German-made Taurus long-range missiles, coveted by Kyiv, for fear of escalation. R\u00f6ttgen, the CDU opposition member, advocates for sending Kyiv the missiles, warning that Putin won\u2019t stop at Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this domestic balancing act, Scholz faces having to make decisions about Ukraine without steady guidance from the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Berlin\u2019s anxious about the U.S. election<\/h3>\n<p>And there\u2019s the rub. Biden\u2019s visit marks a potential turning point in trans-Atlantic relations. Political analyst Schwarzer says that \u201ceven if Kamala Harris wins the election, Europe knows it cannot expect the same level of attention from Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-3-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Schwarzer adds that anxiety among the majority of lawmakers in Berlin is at an all-time high about Donald Trump\u2019s potential return to the Oval Office. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is asking whether Trump will pull out of NATO or not, but he doesn\u2019t even need to do that to put Europe under pressure,\u201d Schwarzer argues. \u201cHe can just as easily apply pressure by undermining NATO\u2019s credibility and Europe has to be prepared for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>NPR&#8217;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/780913800\/eric-mcdaniel\"><em>Eric McDaniel<\/em><\/a><em> contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/17\/nx-s1-5155123\/biden-germany-europe-ukraine-russia-war\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) arrive for the official Group of Seven summit welcome ceremony at Castle Elmau in Kr\u00fcn, Germany, on June 26, 2022. 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