US President Joe Biden is heading to Berlin for a quick visit thats packed with important meetings. Heʼs gonna get Germanys top award and talk about some big issues with European leaders.
On 10/20/24‚ Biden will be in Berlin to get a special award from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Its a big deal cause it shows how much Germany likes what Biden has done for US-German friendship over the years.
After that‚ Biden will sit down with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to chat about stuff like keeping everyone safe and how to do business together. Then‚ British PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are gonna fly in to join the talk – theyʼre mostly gonna focus on how to stop the fighting in Ukraine.
This trip is happening just a few weeks before the US picks its next president. Biden isnt running this time; his VP Kamala Harris is the Democrat choice. Sheʼs in a close race with Republican Donald Trump‚ who wants his old job back.
Europes worried about what might happen if Trump wins cause he might not want to help Ukraine as much. Biden picking Berlin for maybe his last trip as president shows how close he and Scholz have become.
Germany has done a lot to help Ukraine since Russia attacked about two and a half years ago. Theyʼve cut down on Russian gas‚ spent more on defense‚ and worked closely with the US to support Ukraine.
Bidenʼs visit is like saying thanks but also asking Germany to keep helping Ukraine no matter what happens in the US election