Biden calls on European allies to maintain backing for Ukraine

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Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/eudebates U.S. President Joe Biden urged the West on Friday (October 18, 2024) to sustain its support for Ukraine against Russia's full-scale invasion as Kyiv faces a bleak winter and a looming U.S. presidential election raises worries about the strength of Washington's own resolve, Reuters reports. • • Biden was speaking to reporters before holding closed-door talks with ally German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a swansong one-day trip to Berlin to discuss matters ranging from Ukraine to the expanding conflict in the Middle East. • • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron joined Biden and Scholz in the afternoon for talks during the so-called 'Quad meeting' focused largely on how to end the fighting in Ukraine as Russian forces advance in the east. • US leader to meet German, French, British counterparts, as terror chief’s demise is seen as removing obstacle to ceasefire efforts; Macron urges end to Lebanon fighting. • The president’s meetings in Berlin were expected to address the conflict pitting Israel against Hamas and its Hezbollah allies, including the risk of a wider escalation with Iran. • Biden was to hold talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. • Sinwar’s death is widely seen as a pivotal moment in the war that began when Palestinian terror group Hamas led a devastating cross-border attack on southern Israel that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and during which terrorists abducted 251 people who were taken as hostages to Gaza. Israel’s military response has focused on destroying Hamas and saving the hostages. • Biden said Thursday he would “congratulate” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but also “discuss the pathway” for securing the release of hostages and “ending this war once and for all.” • “There is now the opportunity for a ‘day after’ in Gaza without Hamas in power, and for a political settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike,” he said. • Netanyahu and Biden agreed during a call Thursday night that there was now an opportunity to move toward a hostage deal, and that they would work together to achieve one, the Prime Minister’s Office said. • Scholz, speaking in Brussels, said “There is a proposal from President Biden and others as to what such a ceasefire could look like and we fully support that.” • Talks mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar have previously centered on the release of hostages in exchange for Israel ending the war and also releasing hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners. • Sinwar was killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire with IDF forces in Gaza’s Rafah, apparently after emerging from a hiding place in the Strip’s underground tunnels. The military did not specifically target him and did not know it had killed him until approaching the body after the firefight. Israel definitively identified him on Thursday evening. • Sinwar was widely seen as a major obstacle to a ceasefire deal, unwilling to compromise on stiff demands unacceptable to Israel that contributed to negotiations repeatedly hitting brick walls over the past year. • Starmer and Macron were among many world leaders who welcomed news of Sinwar’s death. • The British prime minister called for the release of all hostages in Gaza and said his country “will not mourn” Sinwar. Macron said his death offered a crucial “opportunity” to end the yearlong war with Palestinian terrorists in Gaza. • “We must seize this opportunity to secure the release of all hostages and for an end to finally be brought to the war,” Macron told reporters following EU summit talks in Brussels. “We must put an end to military operations.” • According to multiple reports in Hebrew media outlets Thursday, Israeli officials hope the blow to Hamas morale and disorientation caused by Sinwar’s demise could encourage his successors to reach a deal to ensure their survival or push operatives holding hostages to hand them in. • Macron tells Israel to end Lebanon fighting • At the EU summit, Macron urged Israel to halt military operations in Lebanon, respect its sovereignty, and avoid expanding the conflict. • Stay connected with us! • Facebook: / eudebates.tv • Twitter: / eudebates • Instagram: / eudebates.tv • #eudebates the unique initiative aiming to promote debate, dialogue, knowledge, participation and communication among citizens. #Olaf #Scholz #Germany #vonderleyen #NATO #Ukraine #war #Zelensky #Russia #sanctions #inflation #Energy #Russia

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