Joe Biden and Donald Trump to meet Wednesday and discuss Europe and Middle East, adviser says
Joe Biden and Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday.
In short:
Foreign policy will feature heavily on the agenda when Joe Biden and Donald Trump meet this week.
The US president will spend his remaining time in office trying to convince Trump not to abandon Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian aggression.
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The two men will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday local time.
Joe Biden will spend his remaining time in office trying to convince Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian aggression, with the two men to meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday local time.
With major conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, Trump's approach to foreign policy is being closely watched.
The Kremlin has reportedly been encouraged by Trump's victory and overnight, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said he and the president-elect had spoken three times in recent days.
In an interview with CBS News on Sunday (local time), White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was questioned about the agenda for the meeting between Biden and Trump this week, given it will be the first time the men have met since the election.
"They will go through the top issues, both domestic and foreign policy issues, including what is happening in Europe and Asia and the Middle East," Sullivan told Face the Nation.
"The president will have the chance to explain to president Trump how he sees things, where they stand and talk to president Trump about how … [he] is thinking about taking on these issues when he takes office."
Trump campaigned on ending the war in Ukraine, repeatedly saying he would be able to solve it within "one day" of taking power.
Mr Zelenskyy was in the United States in September and met with both Mr Biden and Trump.
He has also repeatedly criticised the tens of billions of dollars in military and economic aid Washington has provided to Ukraine since it was invaded by Russia in February of 2022.
Mr Sullivan said the Biden administration would spend the transition period helping Ukraine to the "strongest possible position" on the battlefield and at the negotiation table.
"President Biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make the case to the Congress and to the incoming administration that the United States should not walk away from Ukraine, that walking away from Ukraine means more instability in Europe," he said.
"President Biden made clear when President Zelenskyy was here in Washington a couple of months ago, that we would spend all of the resources that were provided to us by the Congress on time and in full.
"Meaning that by January 20, we will have sent the full amount of resources and aid to Ukraine the Congress has authorised."
When asked if that meant Biden would ask Congress to pass legislation to authorise more funding for Ukraine, Mr Sullivan deferred.
"I'm not here to put forward a specific legislative proposal. President Biden will make the case that we do need ongoing resources for Ukraine beyond the end of his term," he said.
Kremlin sees 'positive signals' from Trump
Overnight, Russia and Ukraine launched a record number of drones at each other, as the Kremlin said it had seen "positive signals" from Trump over his desire to strike a deal to end the war.
The incoming president has not said how he intended to end the war, but told wires agencies Ukraine may have to cede territory to reach a peace agreement, something the Ukrainians reject and Mr Biden has never suggested.
According to government figures, Congress appropriated more than $174 billion to Ukraine under Biden. The pace of the aid is almost sure to drop under Trump with Republicans set to take control of the US Senate with a 52-seat majority.
Control of the US House of Representatives in the next Congress is not yet clear with some votes still being counted.
If Republicans win both chambers, it will mean the majority of Trump's agenda will have a significantly easier time passing through Congress.
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