{"id":3750,"date":"2024-10-16T19:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2024-10-16T19:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:49:48","slug":"biden-ukraine-aid-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=3750","title":{"rendered":"Biden Announces $425 Million in Aid to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Biden surged <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/16\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-president-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-15\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">$425 million to Ukraine\u2019s defense<\/a> against Russia on Wednesday as he prepared to travel to Germany to celebrate the unified front of Western allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Biden spoke by telephone to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine about the security package, which includes munitions, armored vehicles and other weapons, the White House announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The package comes as Mr. Biden is set to travel to Germany on Thursday for a brief trip that is likely to be his last visit to Europe as commander in chief. He will use the opportunity to remind the world of the importance of alliances just three weeks before the U.S. presidential election. Former President Donald J. Trump has criticized U.S. aid for Kyiv as he campaigns for another term in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Biden will meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany before returning to the United States on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Mr. Scholz, Mr. Biden has found a reliable partner in efforts to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. Mr. Scholz has broken from Germany\u2019s post-World War II hesitation on global security matters to emerge as one of the largest financial contributors to Ukraine\u2019s war effort. But the support has come at a cost; the war has hit the auto and manufacturing sectors in Germany and rattled Mr. Scholz\u2019s approval ratings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The White House has also credited Mr. Scholz for playing a key role in a complex prisoner swap that helped free three Americans from Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe president really wanted to make sure to go to Germany to thank Chancellor Scholz directly,\u201d said Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Biden will also hold a virtual meeting to rally support for Ukraine with a larger group of Western leaders, which had been scheduled to be held in person last week at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The president had to pull out of that meeting because of Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He is not expected to meet with Mr. Zelensky during the trip to Germany. Ms. Jean-Pierre did not say if Mr. Biden planned to hold meetings with other world leaders while in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Biden will also travel to Luanda, Angola\u2019s capital, during the first week of December, Ms. Jean-Pierre said, making good on a commitment to visit Africa before he leaves office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Biden views Angola as a primary example of his administration\u2019s efforts to revitalize relations with African nations after falling behind Russia and China in competing for security and economic influence on the continent. Africa has become increasingly important in the sphere of global competition, with the youngest, fastest-growing population in the world, and Angola specifically has turned to the United States recently for investment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden surged $425 million to Ukraine\u2019s defense against Russia on Wednesday as he prepared to travel to Germany to celebrate the unified front of Western allies. 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