Tuesday 11 / February / 2025
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with US President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. on Friday.
The visit comes amid concern within the EU on whether the US will continue providing support to Kyiv. The US Congress recently passed a stopgap funding bill that did not include Ukraine aid.
The meeting also comes amid Ukrainian disappointment over Germany's reluctance to supply medium-range cruise missiles.
Germany's president expressed concern at the developments in the US Congress after it passed its stopgap funding bill.
Republicans, many of whom are skeptical of sending further aid to Kyiv, recently ousted Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership after the passing of the bill, throwing further Ukraine assistance into doubt.
"I'm one of many in Germany who watched this not only with interest but also with concern," he said. "We've sensed the tensions here in political Washington."
He said that he hoped that there could be a "solution" that could bring about an agreement between Biden's Democrats and the Republican opposition, adding the US president said he was certain that such a deal would be reached.
Steinmeier vowed that Berlin would continue supporting Kyiv.
