The president will also meet with other European leaders on a range of issues.
President Joe Biden speaks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception on Oct. 16, 2024, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.President Joe Biden will travel on Thursday to Germany, an overseas trip that's expected to carry with it a sense of urgency, as the president seeks to make sure Ukraine has everything it needs to defend itself, a senior administration official told reporters on Wednesday.
"It has been the second largest provider of military aid to Ukraine after the United States, and has provided a number of high-end capabilities, including tanks and other artillery systems," the senior administration official said. "So absolutely, there is a sense of urgency in the White House and coming from President Biden's direction at the very top, to do everything that we can to put Ukraine in a position of strength and then ultimately to prevail in this conflict," the senior administration official said.
"It will certainly include a discussion of, as I said, building a sustainable diplomatic solution to the conflict, that includes the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, but then also escalation concerns regarding Iran and the region, and then also the situation in Israel Gaza.
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